engineering intelligence MCQ #779

A person walks 20 km south, then 21 km west. What is his direction from the starting point?

engineering intelligence MCQ #779

  1. Question 1

    Q1. A person walks 20 km south, then 21 km west. What is his direction from the starting point?

    • A) South-West
    • B) South-East
    • C) North-West
    • D) North-East

    Answer: South-West

    Explanation: He is 20 km south and 21 km west, so his direction is south-west, calculated using tan^-1(20/21).