a person moves a direction of 3km towards cast and 2km towards North then 3.5 km towards East find the distance covered and displacement
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lets say initial position of person is a
final position of person is b
(i) displacement is the shortest distance between a and b
displacement = √(3+3.5)² +2²
=6.8 km
(ii) distance is the path travelled by the person =3+2+3.5
= 8.5km
final position of person is b
(i) displacement is the shortest distance between a and b
displacement = √(3+3.5)² +2²
=6.8 km
(ii) distance is the path travelled by the person =3+2+3.5
= 8.5km
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