Answer to Question #108417 in Physics for adhil abdul nasar

Question

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 ?

Answer 1

The distance

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

The displacement

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