Question

A-2,
(a)
(b)
A man has to go 50 m due north, 40 m due east and 20 m due south to reach a field.
What distance he has to walk to reach the field ?
What is his displacement from his house to the field?​

Answer 1

Explanation:

It has magnitude as well as direction. While displacement is a vector, distance is a scalar. Therefore, the displacement between the man's house and field is 50m. Therefore, the distance travelled by the man is 110m, while the displacement between two points is 50m.