Question

2. Jyoti leaves school to go home. She walks 6 m North and then 8 m west. How
much does she walk in total to reach the school? Can you find a shorter way for
her to reach the school? How much she has to walk using the short route?
8
North
TE
Home
West-
East
South
School​

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the east direction to be

i

^

and north direction be

j

^

.

Thus displacement of the man

S

=8

i

^

+6

j

^

So, magnitude of displacement ∣

S

∣=

6

2

+8

2

=

100

=10 m