8th Class
Mental Ability
Direction Sense Test
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Direction Sense Test
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A traveller starts from a point A and travels 3 km eastwards to B and then turns left and travels thrice that distance to reach C. He again turns left and travels five times the distance he covered between A and B and reaches his destination D. The shortest distance between A and D is
A) 12 km
B) 15 km
C) 16 km
D) 18 km
Correct Answer:
B
Solution :
: The movements of the traveller are as shown in the adjoining diagram. DE=15-3=12km, AE = BC = 9 km Use Pythagoras theorem in AADE to determine AD.