Question

if raja goes on a path a to b to c and comes back to b. length of ab is 3 cm and length of bc is 2 cm then what will the displacement of raj​

Answer 1

Explanation:

3cm

because

displacement is defined as shortest distance between initial point and final point as he went to c then he returned to b so the shortest distance between a and b is 3 cm only but the distance he travelled is 7 cm

Answer 2

Answer:

3cm

Explanation:

|_______________|____________|

A <---------3-------> B <-----2 ----> C

Raj is 3 cm away from the starting point. displacement is the shortest distance travelled by the person. it's the distance between starting and end point.

so it's 3cm