A compass is rotated so that north is labeled east. Under the same rotation, what direction is labeled south?
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Changing north to east represents a 90° clockwise relabeling.
South therefore moves to west.
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Changing north to east represents a 90° clockwise relabeling.
South therefore moves to west.
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The north and south components cancel.
Both movements have eastward components, leaving a net direction east.
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The vertical movements cancel, leaving the person 6 km west.
Traveling east returns directly to the starting point.
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Facing south, the right-hand side is west.
Therefore, the person moves west.
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A 135° clockwise turn is three 45° compass steps.
North-east → east → south-east → south.
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A 180° turn points in the exact opposite direction.
The opposite of south-west is north-east.
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A 270° clockwise turn equals a 90° counterclockwise turn.
From east, that direction is north.
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A 90° clockwise turn advances two compass points.
North-west therefore becomes north-east.
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The equal east and west distances cancel.
The car remains 5 km south of the start.
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The north and south movements cancel, while eastward net movement is 4 - 2 = 2 km.
Thus, he is 2 km east of the start.
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At sunrise, the sun is in the east and shadows fall westward.
If the shadow is behind him, he is facing east.
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At sunset, the sun is west and the shadow points east.
If east is on the person's left, the person faces north.