Question

A body moves a distance 4 km. in eastern direction and then a distance 3 km. in Northern direction . what is the displacement

Answer 1

Answer:

5 km

Explanation:

Displacement means minimum distance between start positions and final positions

As per question body create a right angle triangle path,

Hypotenuse is a displacement

So,

$hypotenuse = \sqrt{ {3}^{2} + {4}^{2} } = \sqrt{25} = 5km$