Phrases Previous Year Questions (PYQs) – Distance And Direction

Two friends A and B were standing at the diagonally opposite corners of a rectangular plot whose perimeter is 100m. A first walked x meters along the length of the plot towards East and then y meters towards the South. B walked x meters along the breadth towards North and then y meters towards West. At the end of their walks, A and B were standing at the diagonally opposite corners of a smaller rectangular plot whose perimeter is 40m. How much distance did A walk?

Deepa moved a distance of 75 metres towards the north. She then turned to the left and after walking for about 25 metres, turned left again and walked 80 metres. Finally, she turned to the right at an angle of 45°. In which direction was she moving finally?

Dhoni starts from his office at 8 A.M. on a Sunday morning, travels 10 km towards West and then turns to his left and walks 8 km. Then he again turns to his left and walks 4 km and then stops. What is the shortest distance to his office from the point where he stopped?

Raghav left his home for office in car. He drove 15 km straight towards North and then turned eastwards and covered 8 km. He then turned to left and covered 1 km. He again turned left and drove for 20 km and reached office. How far and in which direction is his office from the home?

A person walks 8 km north, turns right, walks 4 km, turns right again and walks 6 km. Finally, he turns left and walks 3 km. How far is he from the starting point?