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A car makes a displacement of 100 m towards east and then 200 m towards north. Find the magnitude and direction of the resultant.

A

`223.7m tan^(-1)(2)` N of E

B

`223.7m tan^(-1)(2)` E of N

C

`300m tan^(-1)(2)` N of E

D

`100m tan^(-1)(2)` N of E

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