A man moves 4 m. towards east then 3 m. towards left after then 8 m. towards right then 6 m. towards

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03 Apr 2014 Find the distance

A man moves 4 m. towards east then 3 m. towards left after then 8 m. towards right then 6 m. towards right then 16 m. towards right. Finally he moves 4m towards north followed by 4 m. towards right. What is his distance from the starting point.

OPtion

1) 9 m.
2) 8 m.
3) 7 m.
4) 6 m.
5) 5 m.
6) 4 m.
7) 3 m.
8) 2 m.
9) 1 m.
10)None of these

Solution

a graph to obtain the result.
Ans is 1 m

Option 9)

Correct Option: 9 Best Solution (17)

MADHU   10 years AGO

4E 3N 8E 6S 16W 4N 4E

16E 7N 16W 6S

add distance of same direction and cancel them with opposite directions then we get
1m.
option is 9

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Devendra Marghade   10 years AGO

If Move along 'X' axis is considered as horizontal and along 'Y' axis as Vertical movement.

Horizontal move=(+4),(+8),(-16),(+4)=0
So man will be at same horizontal position

Vertical move=(+3),(-6),(+4)=+1
Man will be at 1m. towards north from starting point

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srija   10 years AGO

4m towards east.
then 3m left mean towards north from now..
then 8m rgt means towards east..
then 6m rght means towards south..
then 16m rght means towards west..
after then 4m towards north..
finallyy 4m rht means towards east..
distance from starting point is 1m

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shree   10 years AGO

because this only 1 km remaining............ from starting in north

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Rashmi bharti   10 years AGO

ans=1m

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ASHISH MITTAL   10 years AGO

after solving we get 1 m

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Aakash Jain   10 years AGO

If we draw figure that he moves then finally he is 1 m. away from starting point.

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mani chaitanya   10 years AGO

if u represent given data in pictorial representation, then u can easily get it

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Dinesh thatti   10 years AGO

by solving above directions we get 1m distance from
starting point towards north direction

so answer is 1m

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megha   10 years AGO

Starting point is 1m south from ending point

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muni   10 years AGO

ans is 1 m up

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nikhil   10 years AGO

HE WILL BE ONLY 1M FROM THE INITIAL POINT AS THE WHOLE JOURNEY IS ROUND FIGURE

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karthika kumar   10 years AGO

----8--.
....4.. 3| |
4 .--4-| |6
| |
|__________16______|

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ashish kumar   10 years AGO

bcz by drawing all the distances,and by taking conisederation of all the four directions we got that the man is 1m away from the starting point

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Satish Zod   10 years AGO

From starting point,
Total distance travelled towards north=
4 + 8 - 16 + 4 = 0

Total distance travelled towards east=
3 - 6 + 4 = 1

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hanamant k   10 years AGO

there is only 1m dist from starting to end point

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ravi prakash   10 years AGO

finally he is 1 m apart from starting position towarts north.

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