Question
a car moves 300m due north and then 60mdue south .what is the distance covered by the car and what is its dislacement
Answers
MathMate
"Distance" is the sum of distances travelled, irrespective of direction, just like the odometer on a car.
"displacement" is the distance and angle of the final position relative to the initial position, irrespective of how and where intermediate stops are made.
For the given problem, the car moved:
300m due north and 60m due south, so the total distance travelled is ?
Since it travelled 300m due north and 60m due south, the end position is at 240m due north from the original position. What is the displacement?
"displacement" is the distance and angle of the final position relative to the initial position, irrespective of how and where intermediate stops are made.
For the given problem, the car moved:
300m due north and 60m due south, so the total distance travelled is ?
Since it travelled 300m due north and 60m due south, the end position is at 240m due north from the original position. What is the displacement?
Amshu
240