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Arun is 8 m west of Bhaskar. Chitra is 6 m south of Arun. Dinesh is 8 m east of Chitra. What is the position of Dinesh with respect to Bhaskar?
Dinesh is 6 m south of Bhaskar. Placing Bhaskar at the origin, Arun is 8 m west, Chitra is a further 6 m south, and Dinesh, 8 m east of Chitra, returns to Bhaskar's line, leaving a 6 m southward offset.
- A6 m north
- B6 m southCorrect
- C8 m south
- D6 m west
Explanation
Take Bhaskar as origin: Arun is at (-8, 0). Chitra is 6 m south of Arun, at (-8, -6). Dinesh is 8 m east of Chitra, at (0, -6). So Dinesh is 6 m directly south of Bhaskar. The option 6 m north wrongly reverses the southward move.
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