Ashish walks 10 metres towards the South. Turning to the left, he walks 20 metres and then moves to his right. After moving a distance of 20 metres, he turns to the right and walks 20 metres. Finally, he turns to the right and moves a distance of 10 metres. how far and in which direction is he from the starting point ?

Options

A. 10 metres North
B. 20 metres South
C. 20 metres North
D. 10 metres South

Answer

B

Explanation

The journey of Ashish from A to F
A = Starting point, F = End point

Ashish.s distance from starting point A
= AF = (AB + BF)
= AB + (BE - EF) = AB + (CD - EF)
= [10 + (20 - 10)] m = (10 + 10) m = 20 m

Also, according to the Basic direction diagram, it is clear that Flies to the South of A.
`therefore` Therefore, Ashish is 20 metres to the South of his starting point.