Benjamin started her walk from the front door of her ground floor apartment. She walked 6 meters to the corner of the building a

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Benjamin started her walk from the front door of her ground floor apartment. She walked 6 meters to the corner of the building a

nd then turned the corner and walked 10 meters to her friend's apartment.

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notsponge [240] · Answer 1 · 2022-03-19T03:13:46+03:00

Answer:

<u>4 meters.</u>

Step-by-step explanation:

Benjamin has walked two legs of a right triangle, so you can connect her two movements with a line if you were sketching the situation.. The displacement is the objects overall change in position in relation to its origin, so in your case, Benjamin's apartment. While the total distance adds up regardless of her position.

So, the total distance Benjamin walked is 10m + 6m = 16m

Her displacement can be found by your best friends, the Pythagorean Theorem: 10m ^2 + 6m ^2 = delta x^2 (or displacement squared).. giving you a displacement of 11.66, or 12 m.

The difference between the distance she walked and her displacement is 4 meters.

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