Question

A man travels a distance of 1.5m towards north, then 2.0m towards east and finally 4.5 m towards south. what is the total distance travelled

Answer 1

distance travelled towards north= 1.5m
" " " " south = 4.5m
" " " " east = 2m
So total distance travelled=north+south+east
=1.5m+4.5m+2m
= 8m