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A girl starts from a lamp post O
PHYSICS · Subjective · CBSE · Physics · Motion · Motion
Problem
A girl starts from a lamp post O, walks
6
m
6\,\text{m}
6
m
due north and then
8
m
8\,\text{m}
8
m
due east. (i) Calculate the total distance she travels. (ii) Calculate the magnitude of her displacement from O.
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