Question

A man walks 10 meter east and 5 meter west what was his displacement

Answer 1

GIVEN :-

• A man walks 10 m east and 5 meter west.

TO FIND :-

• The Displacement = ?

SOLUTION :-

⚠ Refer to the attachment for better understanding.

Displacement = OA - AB

➣ 10 m - 5 m

➣ 5 m east

Hence the displacement is 5 m east.

If we want to find the distance,

Distance = OA + AB

➣ 10 m + 5 m

➣ 15 m

Hence the Distance is 15 m.

EXTRA INFORMATION :-

➵ Distance :- The Total distance covered by an object from initial to final point is called distance.

➵ Distance is a scalar quantity

➵ Displacement :- The shortest distance between initial and final point.

➵ Displacement is a vector quantity

Answer 2

Displacement = final point-initial point

$10 m-5 m$

$5 m \: east$

Hence the displacement is 5 m east.

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