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Direction Sense Exam favourite

Net displacement, then Pythagoras

The Rule

  1. 1Add up all North–South moves (North +, South −) and all East–West moves (East +, West −).
  2. 2The shortest distance from the start = √(net N–S² + net E–W²).
  3. 3The direction is the combination of the two, e.g. North-East.