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A bus travels 6 km east and the 8 km south. The magnitude of the bus's resultant displacement is km

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Answer:

Displacement, d = 10 km

Step-by-step explanation:

It is given that,

Distance covered by the bus in east direction is 6 km and the distance covered by the bus in south direction is 8 km.

We need to find the resultant displacement. Displacement is the shortest path covered by an object. It can be given by :


d=√(6^2+8^2) \\\\d=√(36+64)\\ \\d=10\ km

So, the displacement of the bus is 10 km.

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