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A doctor is located at X and his hospital is located at Y. There is no straight lane from the house to the hospital. Therefore the doctor first goes to A which is 500m due east of X, then goes to B which is 400m due south of A, then to C which is 90m due west of B and finally reaches the hospital at Y which is 80m due north of C. With respect to the hospital the correct direction of the doctor's house is

A.
North-east
B.
north-west
C.
south-east
D.
south-west

Solution:

Concept:Direction plays a very important role in navigation.Directions are checked in terms of compass direction.Major directions are:NorthNorth-eastEastSouth-EastSouthSouth-WestWestNorth-WestExplanation:The doctor stays at place X.From X he moves towards east, reaching A.From A he moves towards B, which is in the South.From B toward C, which is in the West.From C he finally reaches y by going towards North.Thus, his house is in North West direction with respect to his hospital.

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