In which direction and how far should he walk to return to his starting point?

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A man walks south for 3 km

Then east for 4 km

Then north for 2 km

Then west for 1 km

Then north for 1 km

In which direction and how far should he walk to return to his starting point?

posted Aug 28, 2014 by Ujjwal Mehra

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5 Answers

Man has to walk in west for 3kms.

answer Aug 28, 2014 by Kunal Shah

The man has to walk 3km west to reach his starting point.

answer Aug 28, 2014 by Binu Mon

He has to travel 3 kms west to reach the starting point

answer Aug 29, 2014 by anonymous

3 kilometer in east direction from the starting point.

answer Oct 30, 2014 by Gaurav Shukla

Ans - man has to walk 3 and root of 2 kms in north west direction

answer Dec 14, 2014 by Pallavi Patil

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