Question

A person moves 50 m towards north, then 150m towards east and finally 50 m towards south. Find the distance covered and displacement of the body.​

Answer 1

Given:

A person moves 50 m towards north, then 150m towards east and finally 50 m towards south.

To find:

• Distance and displacement?

Calculation:

• Distance is the total path length covered.

D = 50 + 150 + 50 = 250 metres.

• Now, distance is the shortest length between starting and stopping point.

So, displacement will be 50 metres, as denoted in the diagram.

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