2019 · Q44
A walks 10 metres in front and 10 metres to the right. Then every time turning to his left he walks 5, 15 and 15 metres respectively. How far is he now from his starting point?
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- A55 metres
- B23 metres
- C5 metres
- DNone of these
Explanation
Track the positions: start (0,0), 10 m forward (north) to (0,10), 10 m right (east) to (10,10), then turning left each time: 5 m north to (10,15), 15 m west to (-5,15), 15 m south to (-5,0). The final distance from the start is 5 m. Hence C.