Question

A person moves 3m north then 4m east and finally 6m south. Calculate distance and displacement.

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Answer 1

Distance = 13 m

Displacement = 5 m

Answer 2

Answer:

Distance = 13 m

Displacement = 5 m

Explanation:

Distance = 3 + 4 + 6 = 13 m

Displacement is defined as the movement from the point the person started. Refer the attached picture it will clarify the doubts

The triangle formed shown with black thick lines

Hypotenuse represents the displacement.

$displacement = \sqrt{ {4}^{2} + {3}^{2} } \\ \implies \: d= \sqrt{16 + 9} \\ \implies \: d = \sqrt{25} \\ \implies \: d = 5$

Displacement = 5 meters