Directions (86 to 87): A tourist is lost on the island of Zuzoo and he does not speak their language. A travel guide indicates that the signs on the island are as follows:
$ means turn right
# means turn left
= means take a U-turn
> means turn North
< means turn South
The tourist is facing East and starts following the signs and travels certain distances as follows:
$\$$ 5km = 7km $\$$ 5km $\$$ 2km
How far (straight line distance) and in what direction is he with reference to his starting point?
7km North-East
5km East
9km South
15km South-West
None of these
Solution
From the diagram, we can see that the tourist is 5 km East from the starting point.