Question

A car travels 40 miles north in 30 minutes and then turns around and travels 20 miles south in 30 minutes. The distance travelled by the car is _____ miles and the displacement of the car is _____ miles in the ____ direction.

Answer 1

Answer:

The distance traveled by the car is 60 miles and the displacement of the car is 20 miles in the north direction.

Explanation:

The distance is the total length of the car's path.

d = 40 mi + 20 mi

d = 60 mi

The displacement is the distance between the starting position and the final position.

x = (40 − 20) mi N

x = 20 mi N