Question

a car moves 200m due east and then 50m due north
1.what is the total distance covered by the car
2.what is its total displacement

Answer 1

Hey!!!
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Figure in the attched image
》Distance=(200+50)m=250m
》Displacement=
$= \sqrt{ {200}^{2} + {50}^{2} } \\ = \sqrt{40000 + 2500 } \\ = \sqrt{42500} \\ = 206.155$
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