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Mathematics Question on Angles – ‘Right’ and ‘Straight’

Which direction will you face if you start facing:

Which direction will you face if you start facing

(a) East and make 12\frac{1}{2} of a revolution clockwise?

(b) East and make 112\frac{11}{2} of a revolution clockwise?

(c) West and makes 34\frac{3}{4} of a revolution, clockwise?

(d) South and make one full revolution?

(Should we specify clockwise or anti-clockwise for this last question? Why not?)

Answer

(a) West
(b) West
(c) North
(d) South (For answer (d), it is immaterial whether we turn clockwise or anticlockwise, because one full revolution will bring us back to the original position)