An aeroplane flies 400 m north and 300 m south and then flies 1200 m upwards then net displacement is
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An aeroplane flies 400 m north and 300 m south so the net displacement is 100 m towards north.
Then it flies 1200 m upward so 

The option should be 1204 m , because this value mislead one into thinking that net displacement is in upward direction only.
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