Answer to Question #108417 in Physics for adhil abdul nasar

Question #108417

aleeshan travelled a distance of 6km from a point A to B in east direction.then another 8km from B to C in south direction . find the magnitude of distance and displacement of aleeshan ?

Expert's answer

The distance

d=6\:\rm km+8\:\rm km=14\:\rm km.

The displacement

s=\sqrt{(6\:\rm km)^2+(8\:\rm km)^2}=10\:\rm km.

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