Rahul is facing South-east. He turns 90° in the clockwise direction and then 135° in the anticlockwise direction. Which direction is he facing now?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → East
Each turn is taken from the direction he is facing at that moment. The eight directions of the compass are 45° apart, and clockwise goes N → NE → E → SE → S → SW → W → NW.
Facing South-east, a turn of 90° clockwise is two steps of 45°: SE → S → South-west
Facing South-west, a turn of 135° anticlockwise is three steps of 45° the other way: SW → S → SE → East
