Raman travels 5 km south, turns right and walks 3 km, then turns left and walks 5 km. In which direction is he now from the starting place?
ANorth
BEast
CSouth-west ✓ Correct
DNorth-east
Correct answer: (C) South-west
Explanation
The final position lies to the south-west of the start.
Take the start as origin and track each leg.
5 km south reaches (0,-5).
A right turn faces west; 3 km gives (-3,-5).
A left turn faces south; 5 km gives (-3,-10).
Negative x (west) with negative y (south) means south-west.
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