A mosquito flies from the hole in a mosquito net top corner diametrically opposite. If the net is $3 \times 2 \times 2 m$ then the displacement of the mosquito is:

\sqrt{13} m

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\sqrt{17} m

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\sqrt{11} m

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Solution

The correct option is B $\sqrt{17} m$
Mosquito displacement $\to d = 3^i + 2^j + 2^k$
$∣ ∣ \to d ∣ ∣ = \sqrt{3^{2} + 2^{2} + 2^{2}} = \sqrt{17}$

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A mosquito flies from the hole in a mosquito net top corner diametrically opposite. If the net is 3×2×2m then the displacement of the mosquito is:

The correct option is B √17mMosquito displacement →d=3^i+2^j+2^k∣∣→d∣∣=√32+22+22=√17

A mosquito flies from the hole in a mosquito net top corner diametrically opposite. If the net is $3 \times 2 \times 2 m$ then the displacement of the mosquito is:

The correct option is B $\sqrt{17} m$
Mosquito displacement $\to d = 3^i + 2^j + 2^k$
$∣ ∣ \to d ∣ ∣ = \sqrt{3^{2} + 2^{2} + 2^{2}} = \sqrt{17}$