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A boy walks due east and then due south
PHYSICS · Subjective · CBSE · Physics · Motion · Motion
Problem
A boy walks
120
m
120\,\text{m}
120
m
due east and then
90
m
90\,\text{m}
90
m
due south. (i) Calculate the total distance he covers. (ii) Find the magnitude of his displacement from the starting point.
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