Question

A person moves a distance of 3 km towards north and 3.5 km towards east ,find :
(a)the distance travelled
(b)displacement of motion

Answer 1

(a)distance travelled=3+3.5=6.5km
(b)displacement=√{(3)^2+(3.5)^2}
=√{9+12.25}
=√{21.25}
=4.6km