Four Successive Displacements of 3 Km, 4 Km, 5 Km

question 96

Multiple Choice

Four successive displacements of 3 km, 4 km, 5 km, and 4 km are at right angles to each other as shown in the diagram. The magnitude of the resultant displacement is

• A) 2 km
• B) 16 km
• C) 3 km
• D) 5 km
• E) None of these is correct.

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