Question

9. Divya walked 2 km on a straight road and then walked back 1 km. Which of the two quantities involved in her walking is greater- the scalar or vector?

Answer 1

Answer:-

Given:-

• Divya walked 2 km on the straight road.
• Then, she walked back 1 km.

To Find:-

Which quantity involved in her walking was the greater - Scalar or the Vector?

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Thinking Process:-

Always remember that length measuring :-

• Scalar Quantity = Distance
• Vector Quantity = Displacement.

However, displacement is the shortest distance between the initial and the final position of a particle but distance is the measurement of length of actual path it covered.

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Required Content:-

• The Scalar quantity - Distance was greater.
• Since displacement was 1 km (2 km - 1 km) and distance was 3 km (2 km + 1 km), we can tell that 3 km > 1 km or distance > displacement.

Answer 2

hey mate

I think it is a vector quantity

I hope my answer is correct