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Raj starts from point A and walks 7kms towards West direction. He then takes a left turn and walks 11kms, turns left and walks 11kms, turns left and walks 7kms. He then takes the final left turn, walks 4kms and stops at point B. How far (shortest distance) and towards which direction should he drive in order to reach Point A again? (All turns are 90 degrees turns only unless specified)

3 kms towards South

4 kms towards North

4 kms towards South

3 kms towards North

✅ Correct Option: 2

A left turn changes the direction as: West $\to$ South $\to$ East $\to$ North $\to$ West.

(When facing West, the left hand points South, and so on.)

Walk 1: $7$ km West

Walk 2: left turn, $11$ km South

Walk 3: left turn, $11$ km East

Walk 4: left turn, $7$ km North

Walk 5: left turn, $4$ km West

East-West movement:

West $= 7 + 4 = 11$ km, East $= 11$ km

Net East-West movement $= 11 - 11 = 0$

North-South movement:

South $= 11$ km, North $= 7$ km

Net movement $= 11 - 7 = 4$ km South

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Raj stops $4$ km directly South of point A.

To return to A, he must travel $4$ km towards North.

Therefore, the answer is $4$ kms towards North.

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