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A man walks

5.0m
due east and then
10.0m
N30oE
. Find his resultant displacement

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D = 5 + 10[30o]

X = 5 + 10*Cos30 = 13.66 m.
Y = 10*sin30 = 5 m.

D = sqrt(X^2+Y^2) = sqrt(13.66^2 + 5^2) = 14.5 m.

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