Question

2.If a body moves 6m East then 5m North then 4m South, what is the total distance covered by the body and the displacement of the body?
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Answer 1

Answer:

It is the correct explanation

Explanation:

Consider, east direction to be x-direction, north direction to be y-direction and vertically upward direction to be z-direction.

Displacement of the particle is given by

S

=8

i

^

+6

j

^

+10 k^

Magnitude of displacement ∣

S

∣= 6 2 +8 2 +10 2

=10

2m