Question

A boy moves 3km East and then turns and moves 4km towards North. calculate:-
(1) = Distance??
(2) = Displacement of the boy????

Answer 1

Answer:

7km

5km

Explanation:

Distance covered = 3km + 4km = 7km

Displacement can be found as below

When you draw the diagram

You will get a right angles triangle and displacement will be the hypotenuse of triangle , by pythagorus theorem

Displacement = 5km