Sudeep starts from Point A and drives 3 km towards south. He then takes a left turn, drives 4 km, turns right and drives 4 km. He then takes a left turn and drives 3 km. He takes a final left turn, drives 7 km and stops at Point P. How far (shortest distance) and towards which direction should he drive in order to reach Point A again (all turns are 90° turns only unless specified)?

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  1. 7 km; West
  2.  6 km; West
  3. 7 km; East
  4. 6 km; East

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Option 1 : 7 km; West
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Sudeep starts from Point A and drives 3 km towards south.

He then takes a left turn, drives 4 km, turns right and drives 4 km.

He then takes a left turn and drives 3 km.

He takes a final left turn, drives 7 km and stops at Point P.

Then the movement of Sudeep is,

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To reach Point A again from Point P, Sudeep needs to drive 7 km towards the West.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 3".

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