Rajesh starts from Point A and drives 17 km towards West. He then takes a left turn, drives 10 km, turns left and drives 40 km. He then takes a left turn and drives 30 km. He takes a final left turn, drives 23 km and stops at Point Q. How far (shortest distance) and towards which direction should he now drive to reach Point A again? (All turns are 90° turns only.)

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  1. 20 km towards South
  2. 20 km towards North
  3. 15 km towards North
  4. 15 km towards South

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Option 1 : 20 km towards South
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Given:

Rajesh starts from Point A and drives 17 km towards West.

He then takes a left turn, drives 10 km, turns left and drives 40 km.

He then takes a left turn and drives 30 km.

He takes a final left turn, drives 23 km and stops at Point Q

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So, Rajesh should go 20 km South to reach point again.

Hence the correct answer is "Option 1".

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