Question

A body moves towards east by a distance of 3km and turn towards north and moves a distance of 4km .what is the magnitude of displacement and distance of the body?

Answer 1

Distance covered by body will be 3km + 4km =7km.
Displacement will we given by Pythagorean theorem as displacement will be hypotenuse of triangle formed
Displacement = √3^2+4^2=√9+16=√25=5km.
Answer-
Distance - 7km
Displacement -5km