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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 :

A

28m

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14 m

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C

10 m

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2 m

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Solution

The correct option is C
10 m

In this case

Displacement = hypotenuse

Displacement = (8² +6² )^1/2 = 10 m

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