Question

Zamir and Talia raced through a maze. Zamir walked 2 m north, 2 m east, 4 m south, 2 m east, 4 m north, 2 m east, 3 m south, 4 m east and 4 m north. Talia walked 2 m north, 6 m east, 3 m south, 4 m east, and 4 m north. Compare their displacements:

Answer 1

Answer : Zamir's displacement and Talia's displacement is equal.

Explanation :

Displacement is explained to be the changing position of an object.

Zamir covers total distance 27 m and Talia covers total distance 19 m but  Zamir's initial and final position and Talia's initial and final position is same.

So, we can say that Zamir's displacement and Talia's displacement is equal.

Answer 2

Zamir’s displacement is equal to Talia’s displacement.