Question

A man walks 8 metres towards east and then 6 metres towards north is magnitude of displacement is

Answer 1

Answer:

when we draw the diagram of this question we get a right angle triangle.

So,by Pythagoras theorem.we get

let,

perpendicular=6m

base=8m

h^2=p^2+b^2

h=√(6)^2+(8)^2

h=√36+64

h=√100

h=10m

Hence,the displacement is 10m