Question

What is the distance traveled and displacement if a student went to school at 9 am located at 5 km from his residence and returned back at 5 pm by same path

Answer 1

$\fontsize{18}{10}{\textup{\textbf{Distance=10km and Displacement=0}}}$

Explanation:

Distance is the overall length of the path travelled

So, here distance is = 5+ 5 km= 10 km

Displacement is the distance between the initial and final point of travel

So here diplacement is Zero because, the initial and final point are same

Displacement = 0