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A person moves 3 km towards east and turned toward north and travelled a distance of 4 km. Find total distance and total displacement.

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Distance = 3 + 4 = 7 km.
Displacement = `sqrt(3^(2)+4^(2))=sqrt(9+16)=sqrt25=5km`.
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