Somya is standing at point A facing East. She walks 30 meters towards her…

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Somya is standing at point A facing East. She walks 30 meters towards her right and takes a left turn to walk 40 meters, then she takes another left turn and walks 50 meters. In which direction is she standing from point A?

  1. A.

    North-East

  2. B.

    North

  3. C.

    North-West

  4. D.

    West

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Correct answer: A

  1. Somya starts facing East.

  2. She walks 30m towards her right, which means she moves South.

  3. She takes a left turn (facing East) and walks 40m.

  4. She takes another left turn (facing North) and walks 50m.

Net vertical displacement = 50m (North) - 30m (South) = 20m North.
Net horizontal displacement = 40m East.
Since the final position is to the North and East of the starting point, she is standing in the North-East direction.

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