420 m of total distance is covered by the skier on travelling from A to D.
Explanation:
As from the picture, it can be seen that first the skier moved from position A to position B. And the distance covered by this movement is 180 m. Then as the skier travels from position B to position C, the distance between these two positions is 140 m from the figure. As distance is a scalar quantity, the direction is not taken into consideration. So only the magnitudes of the distance between those points are added.
Now, the distance between A to B is 180 m and then from B to C is 140 m, atlast from C to D, the distance is given as 100 m.
So, the total distance will be the sum of all the above found distances. Thus, the total distance will be 180+140+100 = 420 m.
As the question is about distance, so no need to write the direction for it.
Thus, the final answer will be 420 m of total distance is covered by the skier on travelling from A to D.
