Question

Please answer this correctly

A motorboat leaves its dock and travels 2 kilometers north, 2 kilometers east, 2 kilometers west, and 6 kilometers south. How far and in which direction must the motorboat go to get back to the dock?
4 kilometers south
2 kilometers north
4 kilometers north
2 kilometers south

Answer 1

4 kilometers north

Explanation:

2 kilometers north up 2

2 kilometers east, right 2

2 kilometers west then left 2

We are now at the position of up 2 again

6 kilometers south down 6

up 2 down 6 leaves us at down 4

We are 4 km south

We will need to go 4 km north to get back to the dock