JEE Main & Advanced Physics Motion in a Straight Line / सरल रेखा में गति Question Bank Distance and Displacement

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    An aeroplane flies 400 m north and 300 m south and then flies 1200 m upwards then net displacement is                                                 [AFMC 2004]            

    A)                         1200 m            

    B)                                  1300 m

    C)                         1400 m

    D)                         1500 m

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

                                An aeroplane flies 400 m north and 300 m south so the net displacement is 100 m towards north.             Then it flies 1200 m upward so \[r=\sqrt{{{(100)}^{2}}+{{(1200)}^{2}}}\]                                                                      \[=1204\,m\tilde{-}1200\,m\] The option should be 1204 m, because this value mislead one into thinking that net displacement is in upward direction only.


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