Question

56. If on a round trip you travel 6 km and then arrive back home :
(a) What distance have
you
travelled ?
(b) What is your final displacement ?​

Answer 1

Answer:

distance is 6 km.

displacement is zero ,since arrived at the same point

Answer 2

Answer:

Distance = 12km

Displacement = 0km

Explanation:

Given:

• A round trip of 6 km is travelled
• After 6 km the body comes back to initial position (home)

To find:

• Distance travelled
• Displacement after the round trip

Distance:

The body has gone a round trip of 6km and again the body returns back to home (initial position), so:

Total distance for going and coming back = 6km+6km

Total distance = 12 km

The total distance covered is 12 km

Displacement:

As the body goes to the place and again returns back to initial position, the displacement will be equal to 0

Displacement = 0km