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Standard XII
Physics
Distance
A man walks ...
Question
A man walks
8
m
towards East and then
6
m
towards North. His magnitude of displacement is
A
10
m
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B
14
m
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C
2
m
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D
Zero
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Solution
The correct option is
A
10
m
A man walks 8m towards East and then 6m towards North
Using pythagoras theorem
P
2
=
8
2
+
6
2
=
100
P
=
10
m
displacement is
10
m
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