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Identify the components of the displacement.

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  1. Identify the components of the displacement.

    The girl walks 100 m due East and then 100 m due North. These two movements are perpendicular to each other.
    Let the eastward displacement be Δx=100 m\Delta x = 100 \text{ m}.
    Let the northward displacement be Δy=100 m\Delta y = 100 \text{ m}.

  2. Apply the Pythagorean theorem to find the magnitude of the resultant displacement.

    The displacement is the straight-line distance from the starting point to the final point, which forms the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle.
    Let dd be the magnitude of the displacement.

    d=(Δx)2+(Δy)2d = \sqrt{(\Delta x)^2 + (\Delta y)^2}
  3. Substitute the values and calculate.

    d=(100 m)2+(100 m)2d = \sqrt{(100 \text{ m})^2 + (100 \text{ m})^2} d=10000 m2+10000 m2d = \sqrt{10000 \text{ m}^2 + 10000 \text{ m}^2} d=20000 m2d = \sqrt{20000 \text{ m}^2} d=10000×2 md = \sqrt{10000 \times 2} \text{ m} d=1002 md = 100 \sqrt{2} \text{ m}

    Using the approximation 2≈1.414\sqrt{2} \approx 1.414:

    d≈100×1.414 md \approx 100 \times 1.414 \text{ m} d≈141.4 md \approx 141.4 \text{ m}
  4. Compare the calculated displacement with the given options.

    The calculated displacement is approximately 141.4 m141.4 \text{ m}.
    The given options are:
    A. 100
    B. 150
    C. 200
    D. 250

    The closest option to 141.4 m141.4 \text{ m} is 150 m150 \text{ m}.

    The final answer is B. 150\boxed{\text{B. 150}}.

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