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DaniilM [7]
3 years ago
9

He goes 12km north 6km east 12km south 3km west what is the distance and displacement

Physics
1 answer:
Hunter-Best [27]3 years ago
6 0

Distance is 33 km, displacement is 3 km east

Explanation:

- Distance is a scalar quantity equal to the total length of the path covered by an object during its motion, regardless of its direction.

- Displacement is a vector connecting the starting position of motion of an object to its final position. It is a vector quantity, therefore it has both magnitude and direction.

In this problem, the motion of the person is:

12 km north

6 km east

12 km south

3 km west

Therefore, the distance is:

d=12+6+12+3=33 km

The displacement instead can be calculated by comparing the final position with the initial position. We notice that:

- the person goes 12 km north and 12 km south, so he didn't move in the north-direction

- The person goes 6 km east and 3 km west, so his final position is 3 km east

Therefore, the displacement is 3 km east.

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