Question

You run from your house to your uncle's house that is 3 km away. You then walk home along the
same path.
a. What distance did you travel?
b. What was your displacement?

Answer 1

Answer:

distance = 6km

displacement = 0km

Explanation:

distance travelled = 3+3 ( as you ran to your uncles house and again came back home)

= 6km

displacement depends on direction, so as you reversed your direction, i.e. you returned to your initial position that is your house so the displacement is 0

Displacement= 3+ (-3)

= 0

Answer 2

Answer:

a. 6km

Explanation:

as we travelled 3km back and forth so 3+3=6km