Question

If Conrad walked 20 meters south, then turned around and walked 10 meters north. 1. What is Conrad's distance traveled? m 2. What is his displacement? m

Answer 1

Answer:

the distance travelled would be 30 m and displacement sqrt of 500

Explanation:

Distance can be added up and it is the value you have travalled , so distance is 20 + 10 = 30 m

In case of displacement it is the shortest distance travelled , so it would be ( (20)^2 + (10)^2 ) ^ ½ = (400+100)^½

so we get displacement = 9

(500)^½ = 22.36 m