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A man goes $10 m$ towards North, then $20 m$ towards east then displacement is(a) $22.5 \mathrm{~m}$(b) $25 \mathrm{~m}$(c) $25.5 \mathrm{~m}$(d) $30 \mathrm{~m}$
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