Unit 3

Topic: Directions

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Basics:

4 (Main Directions-E,W,N,S
4 ((Sub Directions) or (Corner Directions)-
NE,NW,SE,SW)

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Basics :

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 Models:

1. Turn Based Questions

2. Angle Based Questions
3. Shadow Based Questions

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 Problems
A person is facing north and travels 10kms,takes right travels 10kms,takes left
travels 5kms,again left 20kms then find

i.Total distance travelled by that person?

ii.How far is the person from starting point to ending point(shortest distance)
iii.In which direction is the person at present relative to starting point?
iv.In which direction is the person facing now?

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Ramu starts walking towards North 5mts and turns to East and walks 5mts and then
turns right and walks 5mts and then again turns right and walks 5mts. What is the
distance between initial and final points?

A. 1 mts B. 2mts C. 3mts D.0mts

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A man starts from his house and travels a distance of 5 KM towards East. He then
turns left and travels a distance of 2Km. He again turns left and stops after
traveling 4Km.What is the distance traveled by the person and the direction at
which the person is finally, relative to the starting point?
A.√5km, South-East B.√5 km, North-East
C. √5km, North D. √5km, East

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A Person travels a distance of 6Km towards North-East followed by 6Km towards

South-East followed by 6km towards South-West,In what direction is he now
relative to the starting point?
A. North-East B. North-West C. South-East D. South-West

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 Problems
A girl walks 10mts towards East; she then turns 90o clockwise and then turns 180o.
Which direction is she facing now?
A. East B. West C. North D. South

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 Problems
A man walks 20 mts West and turns 90o clockwise and travels 10mts. What is the
distance between the initial and final points?
A.10mts B.10√5mts C.√5 mts D.100mts

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 Problems
P is 60 m South-East of Q. R is 60 m North-East of Q. Then R is in which direction of
P?

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Point B is 25 m south of point A. Point C is 30 m east of point B. Point D is
15 m north of point C. Point E is 10 m west of point D.

I. If point X is 30 m east of Point A, then Point D is how far and in which direction
from point X?
A. 10 m, North B. 5 m, North C. 15 m, South D. 10 m, South E. 15 m, South

II. What is the direction of point A with respect to point E?

A. North B. Northwest C. Southeast D. Southwest E. West

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 Problems
Point R is 10 metres north of point A. Point K is exactly in the middle of the points R
and A. Point N is 7 metres east of point A. Point M is 7 metres east of point K. Point
S is 6 metres north of point M. What is the distance between points S and N?

(a) 3m
(b) 16m
(c) 11m
(d) 12m
(e) None of these

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 Problems
Mary is walking towards South-West for 15 miles, turns right and walks another 10
miles. She then turns 90° Clockwise and walks 10 miles. Now, she again turns left
and walks 30 miles. Which direction is she facing?

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 Problems
If South-East becomes North, then what will South West become?

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Shadow Based Directions:

Direction Morning Evening

East Back(west) Front(East)

West Front(west) Back(East)

North Left(west) Right(East)

South Right(west) Left(East)

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 Problems
One morning Uday and Vishal were talking each other face to face at a crossing.
If Vishal’s shadow was exactly to the left of Uday, which direction was Uday
facing?

1) East
2) West
3) North
4) South
5) None of these

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 Problems
One morning after sunrise, Gopal was standing facing a pole .The shadow of the
pole fell exactly to his right. Which direction was he facing ?
A. East B. West C. North D. South

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 Problems
Directions : Read the given instructions carefully and answer the questions
beside-

A + B (5) = A is 10 m to the NORTH of B

A - B (7) = A is 12 m to the SOUTH of B
A * B (12) = A is 17 m to the EAST of B
A / B (11) = A is 16 m to the WEST of B.

R / P (13), P / Q (19) , S + Q (5), U / S (19), U – T (5)

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 Problems
What is the direction of S with respect to R?
A. East B. West C. North EastD. South EastE. None of these
What is the shortest distance between S and P?
A. 26 m B. 25 m C. 28 m D. 23 m E. 29 m
What is the direction of T with respect to Q?
A. North EastB. North West C. South EastD. South West E. None of the above
Which 3 points are in a straight line?
A. RPS B. USQ C. TUP D. RTU E. SUT
If a point V is located 28 m to the south of T, then what is the distance between V
and P?
A. 16 m B. 5 m C. 3 m D. 8 m E. None of these.
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