A car travels $6\, km$ towards north at an angle of $45^o$ to the east and then travels distance of $4\, km$ towards north at an angle $135^o$ to east. How far is the point from the starting point? What angle does the straight line joining its initial and final position makes with the east?

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  • A

    $\sqrt {50} \,km$ and ${\tan ^{ - 1}}\,\left( 5 \right)$

  • B

    $10\, km$ and ${\tan ^{ - 1}}\,\left( {\sqrt 5 } \right)$

  • C

    $\sqrt {52} \,km$ and ${\tan ^{ - 1}}\,\left( 5 \right)$

  • D

    $\sqrt {52} \,km$ and ${\tan ^{ - 1}}\,\left( {\sqrt 5 } \right)$

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