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Vikram walked 10 m towards the north. Then he turned right and walked 20 m. Then he turned right and walked 25 m. Then he turned left and walked 5 m. In what direction is he facing?
South
East
West
North
East
Track only the final turn: Vikram faces North, turns right (East), turns right (South), turns left (East). The final orientation is East.
Track only the final turn: Vikram faces North, turns right (East), turns right (South), turns left (East). The final orientation is East.
Initial Position
Vikram starts by facing North. When he turns right, he is now facing East.
Subsequent Turns
After moving 20m East, he turns right again, which changes his facing from East to South. Finally, he turns left from South, which brings his facing to East.
A: South is incorrect because he turned left from South; C: West is incorrect because he never made enough turns to face West; D: North is incorrect because he ended his sequence with a left turn after facing South, which leads to East.
B is correct because following the sequence of turns (Right from North = East, Right from East = South, Left from South = East) confirms the final direction is East.
In direction sense questions, ignore distances if the question only asks for the final facing direction; focus strictly on the sequence of left and right turns.