A particle has a displacement of 12 m towards east and 5 m towards north and then 6 m vertically up. Find the magnitude of the resultant of these displacements.
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Answer:
The resultant of the first two displacements – 12 m and 5m in mutually perpendicular directions is
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The resultant of 13m and 6m in mutually perpendicular directions is

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