Sundar starts from point A and drives 12 km towards the east. He then takes a left turn, drives 9 km, turns left and drives 13 km. He then takes a left turn and drives 11 km. He takes a final left 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 unless specified.)

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  1. 1 km to the north
  2. 2 km to the north
  3. 1 km to the south
  4.  2 km to the south

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Option 2 : 2 km to the north
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Given:

Sundar starts from point A and drives 12 km towards the east.

 He then takes a left turn, drives 9 km, turns left and drives 13 km.

He then takes a left turn and drives 11 km.

He takes a final left turn, drives 1 km and stops at point P.

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Thus, Sundar has to drive 2km north to reach point A.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 2".

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