Question

an ant travels a distance of 8cm from p and q and moves a distance of 6cm at right angles to pq. find its resultant displacement.

Answer 1

Assume a Right angle triangle with base 8 cm and height 6 cm

Then the resultant displacement will be equal to

√ ( 8 square + 6 square )
√ ( 64 + 36 )
√100
= 10 cm

THE RESULTANT DISPLACEMENT WILL BE 10 cm

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Answer 2

The ant travels a distance of 8 cm in a straight line from p to q and then moves 6 cm perpendicularly to the line pq.

Then the resultant displacement of the ant from p is the hypotenuse of the right angled triangle that is created by this movement.

Therefore, as per the mathematical formula, hypotenuse2 = 82 + 62 = 100.

Hence, the displacement of the ant = √100 = 10 cm, which is the longest side of a triangle.