Question

A body moves 5m towards East and 10m towards north
calculate distance covered by it

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Answer 1

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Answer 2

Distance

Actual path covered by a body is called distance.

Total Distance covered = 5m + 10m = 15m

Displacement

The shortest distance between two points is called displacement.

Total Displacement = x

According to Pythagoras Theorem, We get

${5}^{2} + {10}^{2} = {x}^{2} \\ x = \sqrt{125} = 5 \sqrt{5}$

Hence,

Displacement = x = 5√5m