i do not understand this question and by the way this is not my homework.
Reggie sets out from home on his bicycle.First he goes to the shop, which is 500 m away, he then rides to his friend's house which is a further 1200m.He then returns home.
what total distance has Reggie travelled when he returns home?
2 answers
2(500 + 1200) = __________ m
If you found this question in a physics book, watch the wording.
If they asked for "distance", then Ms Sue told you how to do it.
If they ask for "displacement", that is the magnitude of the vector between the start and the finish which is zero.
If they asked for "distance", then Ms Sue told you how to do it.
If they ask for "displacement", that is the magnitude of the vector between the start and the finish which is zero.