A man walks 8 m towards the west, turns right and walks 6 m, then turns right and walks 8 m, then turns left and walks 4 m. In which direction is he from his starting point?

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North. Taking start as origin: west 8 to (-8,0); right (north) 6 to (-8,6); right (east) 8 to (0,6); left (north) 4 to (0,10). The end point (0,10) is due north of the start.

A man walks 8 m towards the west, turns right and walks 6 m, then turns right and walks 8 m, then turns left and walks 4 m. In which direction is he from his starting point?

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