Question

a body moves 6m north and 8m east and 20m towards vertically upwards. find the displacement from its initial position

Answer 1

34 m is the right answer

Answer 2

GIVEN :-

A boy move 6 m north 8 m east and 20 m vertically upwards.

TO FIND :-

The resultant displacement from the initial position.

PRE-REQUISITE :-

Displacement is the shortest length between the initial position and the final position.

OR

Displacement is the change in position vector.

SOLUTION :-

If a body moves 6 m North, 8 m East and 20 m vertically upwards then its resultant displacement from initial position will be in the form of a cuboid with length 6 m,  breadth 8 m and height 20 m.

And the resultant displacement would be the diagonal of this cuboid.

So, the diagonal of a cuboid :-

√(6²+8²+20²)

= √500

= √(100 × 5)

= 10√5

∴ So, the displacement of the boy from his initial position is 10√5 units.