Direction sense with diagonal moves: find the straight-line distance from the start Radha moves 7 km South-East → 14 km West → 7 km North-West → 4 km East. Compute her net displacement from the starting point. Choose the correct value.
Verbal Reasoning
Direction Sense Test
Difficulty: Medium
Choose an option
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A3 km
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B4 km
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C10 km
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D11 km
Answer
Correct Answer: 10 km
Explanation
Vector components
- SE 7 km = ( +7/√2, −7/√2 )
- West 14 km = ( −14, 0 )
- NW 7 km = ( −7/√2, +7/√2 )
- East 4 km = ( +4, 0 )
Sum components x = 7/√2 − 14 − 7/√2 + 4 = −14 + 4 = −10 km y = −7/√2 + 7/√2 = 0 km
Distance |Δ| = √( (−10)² + 0² ) = 10 km (towards West).