a man starts from his home and travels 6 km toeards east.he then returns left and travels 8 km along a straight line.find his distance travelled and displacement
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Total distance= 6 km+ 8 km= 14 km
Total displacement= 14 km (as he did not return to his initial position again)
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Answer:
distance=14 km
displacement =10km
Explanation:
Distance is the total length covered
=6+8
=14 km
Displacement is the shortest distance between 2 points
displacement²=8²+6²
(Pythagoras theorem)
=64+36
displacement²=100
displacement=10 km
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