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A man moves 4 m along east direction, then moves 3m along north direction, after that he climbs on a pole of height 12m. Find distance and displacement.

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Distance `= 4+ 3+ 12 = 19` m
displacement = `sqrt(4^(2)+ 3^(2) + 12^(2)) = 13` m
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