Question

Preston goes on a camel safari in Africa. They travel 5 km north, then 3km east and then 1 km north again. What distance did he cover? What was his displacement?

Answer 1

What distance did he cover? well, he went 5km first, then 3km, then 1km, 5 + 3 + 1, is how much he covered.

what was his displacement? well, he has a north displacement of 6, 5 + 1, and a horizontal displacement of 3, check picture below.

so, his total displacement is "c" northeast.