A man starts from a point, walks 5 km towards East, turns right and walks 3 km, turns right again and walks. What is the direction he is facing now? (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2016)a)Northb)Southc)Westd)South -westCorrect answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

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To solve this question, let's break down the man's movements step by step:

Step 1: The man starts from a point.
- The initial direction is not mentioned in the question, so we can assume it to be North for simplicity.

Step 2: He walks 5 km towards East.
- Starting from the initial point, the man walks 5 km towards the right (East).
- This means he has made a 90-degree turn to the right from his initial direction (North).

Step 3: He turns right and walks 3 km.
- After walking 5 km towards the East, the man turns right.
- Since he has already made a 90-degree turn to the right in Step 2, another right turn would mean a total of 180-degree turn from his initial direction (North).
- Now, he walks 3 km in this new direction.

To determine the final direction the man is facing, we need to add up the total turns he has made:

- He initially faced North (0 degrees).
- In Step 2, he made a 90-degree turn to the right, so he was facing East (90 degrees).
- In Step 3, he made another 90-degree turn to the right, resulting in a total of 180-degree turn from his initial direction (North).
- East (90 degrees) + 90 degrees = 180 degrees.

Thus, the man is facing directly opposite to his initial direction, which is West.

Therefore, the correct answer is option 'C) West'.

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