A body moves towards east by a distance of 3 km and turns towards north and moves a distance of 4 km. What is the magnitude of displacement of the body?

Given,
Distance travelled in east direction = 3 km
Towards north = 4 km

The magnitude of the displacement would be the resultant BC.

Therefore, using Pythagoras theorem,

That is, 5 km is the magnitude of displacement.

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