Lesson 3 of 8 · Net displacement / final direction
Final direction
Direction Sense · for IPMAT Indore, IPMAT Rohtak and JIPMAT · asked in JIPMAT 2026
The exam method
- Direction of X from Y. compute X minus Y, never the reverse.
Worked examples
Example 2SitterRohtak 2019
A man walks 5 km south, turns right and walks 3 km, then turns left and walks 5 km. In which direction is he from the start?
Solution: south-west. Right from south is west; left from west is south. He ends 10 km south and 3 km west.
Example 3EasyJIPMAT 2026
The door of Akshita's house faces east. From the back side she walks 50 m, turns right and walks 50 m, then turns left and walks 25 m. Where is she from the start?
Solution: north-west. The back faces west: W 50, right = N 50, left = W 25.
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