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- Identify the first relation/pattern.
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- Reject options that break the rule.
Correct Answer: B
Correct Answer: B
Method / Topic: Direction Sense
The correct option preserves the same pattern.
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Correct Answer: B
Method / Topic: Direction Sense
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<td style="border-bottom:none; border-left:none; border-right:none; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:bottom; white-space:normal; width:85px">The 6 m east movement and 6 m west movement cancel each other. After these two movements, the person comes back to the same vertical line as the starting point. Only the 8 m north movement remains. Therefore, the distance from the start is 8 m.</td>
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- Identify the first relation/pattern.
- Apply the same rule to the missing part.
- Reject options that break the rule.
A person walks 6 m east, then 8 m north, then 6 m west. How far is he from the starting point?
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Correct Answer: B
Method / Topic: Direction Sense
The correct option preserves the same pattern.
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Detailed Explanation
Correct Answer: B
Method / Topic: Direction Sense
<table cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse; width:85px">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="border-bottom:none; border-left:none; border-right:none; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:bottom; white-space:normal; width:85px">The 6 m east movement and 6 m west movement cancel each other. After these two movements, the person comes back to the same vertical line as the starting point. Only the 8 m north movement remains. Therefore, the distance from the start is 8 m.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
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