Question 1
A person walks 20m West, then 24m South. What is the shortest distance between his starting and ending points?
Net displacement: (-20, -24). Shortest distance = √(-20² + -24²) = 31.2 m.
Shortest Distance - Intermediate Level: tricky scenarios handling Shortest Distance INTERMEDIATE
This expert challenge 📈 worksheet focuses on Shortest Distance - a key topic in Direction Sense. You'll solve 20 intermediate-level problems (Worksheet 5 of 10). The primary focus is on tricky scenarios handling. Master how to solve shortest distance, shortest distance tricks, and shortest distance shortcut methods through systematic practice.
What you'll learn in this worksheet:
- Master how to solve shortest distance through focused practice
- Understand the logic behind shortest distance tricks
- Learn step-by-step approaches to tricky scenarios handling
- Improve your solving speed while maintaining accuracy
- Learn to eliminate wrong options efficiently
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Question 2
A person walks 33m South, then 18m West. What is the shortest distance between his starting and ending points?
Net displacement: (-18, -33). Shortest distance = √(-18² + -33²) = 37.6 m.
Question 3
A person walks 15m South, then 34m South, then 15m East. What is the shortest distance between his starting and ending points?
Net displacement: (15, -49). Shortest distance = √(15² + -49²) = 51.2 m.
Question 4
A person walks 34m West, then 14m North. What is the shortest distance between his starting and ending points?
Net displacement: (-34, 14). Shortest distance = √(-34² + 14²) = 36.8 m.
Question 5
A person walks 35m North, then 31m East. What is the shortest distance between his starting and ending points?
Net displacement: (31, 35). Shortest distance = √(31² + 35²) = 46.8 m.
Question 6
A person walks 30m East, then 24m West, then 24m North. What is the shortest distance between his starting and ending points?
Net displacement: (6, 24). Shortest distance = √(6² + 24²) = 24.7 m.
Question 7
A person walks 40m West, then 15m North, then 32m South. What is the shortest distance between his starting and ending points?
Net displacement: (-40, -17). Shortest distance = √(-40² + -17²) = 43.5 m.
Question 8
A person walks 34m North, then 30m East, then 17m North. What is the shortest distance between his starting and ending points?
Net displacement: (30, 51). Shortest distance = √(30² + 51²) = 59.2 m.
Question 9
A person walks 19m West, then 39m North. What is the shortest distance between his starting and ending points?
Net displacement: (-19, 39). Shortest distance = √(-19² + 39²) = 43.4 m.
Question 10
A person walks 34m North, then 24m South. What is the shortest distance between his starting and ending points?
Net displacement: (0, 10). Shortest distance = √(0² + 10²) = 10.0 m.
Question 11
A person walks 18m East, then 15m East. What is the shortest distance between his starting and ending points?
Net displacement: (33, 0). Shortest distance = √(33² + 0²) = 33.0 m.
Question 12
A person walks 25m South, then 11m South, then 14m West. What is the shortest distance between his starting and ending points?
Net displacement: (-14, -36). Shortest distance = √(-14² + -36²) = 38.6 m.
Question 13
A person walks 13m North, then 24m West, then 34m West. What is the shortest distance between his starting and ending points?
Net displacement: (-58, 13). Shortest distance = √(-58² + 13²) = 59.4 m.
Question 14
A person walks 20m South, then 17m South, then 26m West. What is the shortest distance between his starting and ending points?
Net displacement: (-26, -37). Shortest distance = √(-26² + -37²) = 45.2 m.
Question 15
A person walks 37m East, then 17m South. What is the shortest distance between his starting and ending points?
Net displacement: (37, -17). Shortest distance = √(37² + -17²) = 40.7 m.
Question 16
A person walks 33m South, then 27m East. What is the shortest distance between his starting and ending points?
Net displacement: (27, -33). Shortest distance = √(27² + -33²) = 42.6 m.
Question 17
A person walks 28m West, then 27m North, then 11m West. What is the shortest distance between his starting and ending points?
Net displacement: (-39, 27). Shortest distance = √(-39² + 27²) = 47.4 m.
Question 18
A person walks 16m South, then 28m East, then 17m East. What is the shortest distance between his starting and ending points?
Net displacement: (45, -16). Shortest distance = √(45² + -16²) = 47.8 m.
Question 19
A person walks 17m South, then 13m East. What is the shortest distance between his starting and ending points?
Net displacement: (13, -17). Shortest distance = √(13² + -17²) = 21.4 m.
Question 20
A person walks 33m East, then 38m West. What is the shortest distance between his starting and ending points?
Net displacement: (-5, 0). Shortest distance = √(-5² + 0²) = 5.0 m.
📝 Continue your Shortest Distance practice. Worksheet 5 focuses on tricky scenarios handling.