Question

a man had to go due n, 40 m due east and 20m die south to reach field.the distance he has to walk to reach the field and magnitude of displacement from his house to the field respectively are?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Displacement is the shortest distance between two points. It has magnitude as well as direction. While displacement is a vector, distance is a scalar. Therefore, the displacement between the man's house and field is $50m$.