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Grade 9General Physics

a man has to go 50m due north,40m due east and 20m due south to reach a field .The distance he has to walk to reach the field and the magnitude of displacement from his house to the field respectively are

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11 Years agoGrade 9
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Profile image of Hasan Naqvi
11 Years ago
Distance = 50 + 40 + 20 = 110m
Displacement= (302 + 402)1/2m  = 25001/2 m =50m
 
Profile image of Jaswanth Sai Kandukuri
11 Years ago
Magnitude of the displacement = (302+402)1/2 = (900+1600)1/2 ​= (2500)1/2 = 50