A policeman left his police post and pro...

A policeman left his police post and proceeded 4 km South on hearing a loud· sound from point A On reaching the place, he heard another sound and proceeded 4 km to his left to the point B. From B, he proceeded left to reach another place C, 4 km away. In which direction, he has to go to reach his police post?

North

South

East

West

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The movement of policeman is shown in the figure below.

For reaching A (starting point) from C, policeman will have to move in the West direction.

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