General Studies · Direction and Distance
Mukesh starts from point A and drives 9 km towards the north. He then takes a right turn, drives 7 km, turns right and drives 10 km. He then takes a right turn and drives 8 km. He takes a final right turn, drives 1 km and stops at point P. How far (shortest distance) and towards which direction should he drive in order to reach point A again? (All turns are 90-degree turns only.)
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1 km to the east
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