Ayesha faces east and turns 270° clockwise. Which direction does she face?
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A 270° clockwise turn equals a 90° counterclockwise turn.
From east, that direction is north.
Practice HAT questions with answers and explanations.
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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.
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The library is north of a point already east of the park.
It is therefore north-east of the park.
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The pharmacy is south through the hospital and then west.
The combined direction from the bank is south-west.
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The movements form a right triangle with legs 7 and 24.
The hypotenuse is 25 m.
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North → right is east, another right is south, and left from south is east.
Her final direction is east.
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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.