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An ant moves from one corner of a hall to the diagonally opposite corner. If the dimension of
the hall are 8 m x 6 m, the displacement of the ant is :

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14 m

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10 m

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2 m

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28m

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Solution

The correct option is B
10 m

In this case
Displacement = hypotenuse
Displacement = (8²+ 6²)^{1/2 =}10

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