A man walks 30 meters towards South. Then, turning to his right, he walks 30…
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A man walks 30 meters towards South. Then, turning to his right, he walks 30 meters. Then turning to his left, he walks 20 meters. Again he turns to his left and walks 30 meters. How far is he from his initial position?
- A.
45 m
- B.
80 m
- C.
60 m
- D.
None
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: D
Concept: In direction-sense reasoning, track the direction faced after every turn using a compass rule — a right turn rotates the current facing direction 90° clockwise, and a left turn rotates it 90° counter-clockwise. The straight-line distance between the start and the end point (not the total path walked) is found by combining every leg's North-South and East-West components.
Application:
Start facing South and walk 30 m South.
Turn right (facing South, a right turn points West) and walk 30 m West.
Turn left (facing West, a left turn points South) and walk 20 m South.
Turn left again (facing South, a left turn points East) and walk 30 m East.
Combine the East-West legs: 30 m West followed later by 30 m East returns the walker to the same East-West line, so the net sideways drift is 0 m.
Combine the North-South legs: both southward legs (30 m and 20 m) point the same way, so they add up to a net 50 m South of the starting point.

Cross-check: Placing the start at the origin (0, 0), the walker ends at (0, -50) after the four legs — 30 m South, 30 m West, 20 m South, and 30 m East. The straight-line distance from (0, 0) to (0, -50) is 50 m, matching the figure.
Result: The actual separation from the start is 50 m due South. Since 50 m is not equal to any of the specific figures offered (45 m, 80 m, 60 m), the correct choice is "None".