A body moves 6 m north, 8 m east and 10 m vertically upwards, the resultant displacement from its in

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A body moves 6 m north, 8 m east and 10 m vertically upwards, the resultant displacement from its initial position is

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(a) : The situation is as shown in the figure \ $ \begin{aligned} O C & =\sqrt{O A^2+A B^2+B C^2} \ & =\sqrt{6^2+8^2+10^2}=10 \sqrt{2} \mathrm{~m} \end{aligned} $