Lesson 1 of 8 · Net displacement / final direction
Pythagoras
Direction Sense · for IPMAT Indore, IPMAT Rohtak and JIPMAT · asked in JIPMAT 2025
The exam method
- Heading first, distance second. Write the heading before each leg: S, then right = W, then left = S...
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 1SitterJIPMAT 2022
A man walks 3 km east, turns south and walks 4 km, then turns west and walks 6 km. How far is he from the start?
Solution: 5 km. East 3 - west 6 = 3 km west; 4 km south; .
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