Question

John trevel 250miles to north but then back tracks to south for 105 miles to pick up a friend what is John total displacement​

Answer 1

VERIFIED ANSWER

Given:-

Distance covered by John from A to B = 250 miles.

Distance traveled from B to C = 105 miles

Solution:-

Displacement is the shortest distance between 2 points.

⋆Here Displacement is from A to C.

AB = AC + BC

⇢250 = AC + 105

⇢-AC = -250+105

⇢AC = 250-105

⇢AC = 145

$\sf ∴ \underline{Total \: displacement (AC) = \: \red{145 miles}.}$