Question

A man running around a circular track of radius 200m. Calculate the distance and displacement covered by him in 3 minutes.

Answer 1

Answer:

From this radius is calculated as Radius, r = 100 m.

In 40 sec the athlete complete one round. So, in 2 mins and 20 secs, that is, 140 sec the athlete will complete = 140 / 40 = 3.5 (three and a half) rounds.

One round is considered as the circumference of the circular track.

The distance covered in 140 sec = 2πr×3.5=2×3.14×100×3.5=2200 m.

For each complete round the displacement is zero. Therefore for 3 complete rounds, the displacement will be zero.

At the end of his motion, the athlete will be in the diametrically opposite position. That is, displacement = diameter = 200 m.

Hence, the distance covered is 2200 m and the displacement is 200 m