Question

Q8.An object moves from point A to point B to point C, then back to

point B and then to point C along the line shown in the figure below.

a)Find the distance covered by the moving object.

b)Find the magnitude and direction of the displacement of the object.

Answer 1

Answer:

distance 17 km

Explanation:

displacement 9 km

Answer 2

(a) distance = AB+ B-->C + C-->B + B-->C

= 5+3*4

=17km

(b) displacement=AC=9km

displacement is the shortest path from the initial position to the final position.

direction is away from point A

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