Section-1: Critical Path Solved QuestionLogical Reasoning Discussion

Common Information

A retail major has a warehouse (W) located at (16, 10) in a town having roads laid on a square grid parallel to the x and y axes. There are five retail supermarkets (M, N, O, P and Q) located respectively at (4, 4), (6, 16), (16, 24), (20, 16) and (26, 4).

 Q. Common Information Question: 1/3 What is the ordering of the supermarkets from the nearest to the farthest from the warehouse?
 ✖ A. P, M, N and Q, O ✖ B. P, N and Q, O, M ✔ C. P, O, N and Q, M ✖ D. P, O, M, N and Q

Solution:
Option(C) is correct

$\because$ The town has roads laid on a square grid parallel to the x and y axes the distance between any two points (x1, y1) and (x2, y2) is given by the following relation.

d = âˆ£x1 - x2âˆ£ + âˆ£y1 - y2âˆ£

The co-ordinates of M is (4, 4) and that of N is (6, 16).

Distance between M and N = âˆ£4 - 6âˆ£ + âˆ£4 - 16âˆ£ = 2 + 12 = 14

Hence the table,

Table below can be scrolled horizontally

M N O P Q W
M 0 14 32 28 22 18
N 14 0 18 14 32 16
O 32 18 0 12 30 14
P 28 14 12 0 18 10
Q 22 32 30 18 0 16
W 18 16 14 10 16 0

From the table, we get that the supermarkets in increasing order of distance from the warehouse are P, O, N/Q, M.

Hence, option C is the correct choice.

(4) Comment(s)

Mathew
()

distance from w to O is 14, and distance from W to N and Q is sqrt136, which means option B is correct.

Mathew
()

from where is this formula coming d = âx1 - x2â + ây1 - y2â, the distance formula between two points P(x1, y1) and Q(x2, y2) is given by:

d(P, Q) =sqrt( p(x2 − x1)2 + (y2 − y1)2)

Juned Hashmi
()

Solution for the question is wrong

Distance formula = sqrt[(x2 - x1)^2 + (y2 - y1)^2]

Juned Hashmi
()

Sorry, solution is correct.