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Sanjeev walks towards the south. Turning to left, he walks and then moved to right. After moving a distance of , he turns to the right and walks another . Finally, he again turns to the right and moves a distance of . How far and in which direction is he from the starting point?

  1. A
    , North
  2. B
    , South
  3. C
    , North
  4. D
    , South

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

Let's track Sanjeev's coordinate position assuming he starts at :
1. **Walks south:** position changes to .
2. **Turns left (facing East) and walks :** position changes to .
3. **Turns right (facing South) and walks :** position changes to .
4. **Turns right (facing West) and walks :** position changes to .
5. **Finally, turns right (facing North) and walks :** position changes to .

The final coordinate position is .

* Distance from origin .
* Direction relative to origin is down along the y-axis, which corresponds to South.

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Sanjeev walks towards the south. Turning to left, he walks and then moved to right. After moving a distance of , he turns to the right and walks another . Finally, he again turns to the right and moves a distance of . How far and in which direction is he from the starting point?
A
, North
B
, South
C
, North
D
, South

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