Answer to Question #262459 in Physics for Uzzal

Question

. A girl delivering newspapers covers her route by traveling 3.00

blocks west, 4.00 blocks north, and then 6.00 blocks east. (a)

What is her resultant displacement? (b) What is the total

distance she travels?

Answer 1

(a) Displacement:

$$D=\sqrt{(3-6)^2+4^2}=5\text{ blocks}.$$

(b) Distance:

$$d=3+4+6=13\text{ blocks}.$$