The houses of A and B face each other on a road going north south, A's being on the western side. A comes out of his house, turns left, travels 5 km, turns right, travels 5 km to the front of D's house. B does exactly the same and reaches the front of C's house. In this context, which one of the following, Statements is correct?

EXPLANATION

Correct Option (3)

The houses of C and D are less than 20 km apart.

To determine the relative positions of C and D:

A's house is on the western side of a north-south road. A comes out (facing East), turns left (North), travels 5 km, then turns right (East), and travels 5 km to D's house. Therefore, D's house is 5 km North and 5 km East of A's house.
B's house is on the eastern side, facing A's. B comes out (facing West), turns left (South), travels 5 km, then turns right (West), and travels 5 km to C's house. Therefore, C's house is 5 km South and 5 km West of B's house.

For calculating the distance between C and D, the width of the road separating A's and B's houses is considered negligible, a common assumption in such problems. Thus, if A's house is set at the origin (0,0), then D's house is at (5, 5). Similarly, C's house is at (-5, -5) relative to the same origin.

The distance between C(-5, -5) and D(5, 5) is calculated using the Pythagorean theorem:

${= \sqrt{(5 - (-5))^{2} + (5 - (-5))^{2}} }$
${= \sqrt{(10)^{2} + (10)^{2}} }$
${= \sqrt{(100 + 100)} }$
${= \sqrt{200} }$
${= 14.14 \text{ km} }$

Since 14.14 km is less than 20 km, the statement is correct.

Incorrect Options:

Option 1: C and D live on the same street. D's house is at (5, 5) and C's house is at (-5, -5). These coordinates indicate that they are located diagonally opposite to each other relative to the origin, not on the same linear street.
Option 2: C's house faces south. B reaches C's house after traveling 5 km West. This implies that B was facing West upon arrival at C's house. Therefore, C's house faces West, not South.
Option 4: None of the above. As Option 3 is a correct statement, this option is incorrect.