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Calculate the distance travelled by the car, if a car travels `4km` towards north at an angle of `45^(@)` to the east and then travells a distance of `2km` towards north at an angle of `135^(@)` to the est.

6 km

8 km

5 km

2 km

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As distance is a scalar quantity so the total distance travelled = 4 + 2 = 6 km.

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