A man is facing west. He turns 35° in the clockwise direction and then another 190° in the same direction and then 270° in the anticlockwise direction. Which direction is he facing now?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → South-west
Turns in the same sense add up and turns in opposite senses cancel, so the net turn from the starting direction decides where he faces.
Clockwise turns: \(35^{\circ}+190^{\circ}=225^{\circ}\)
Net turn \(=225^{\circ}\) clockwise \(-\ 270^{\circ}\) anticlockwise \(=45^{\circ}\) anticlockwise
Turning 45° anticlockwise from West brings him to South-west
