Jay is going to school. To reach the school, Jay need to go 3km going north. Then, he will head to the east at a distance 7km, then 3km going south and 2km going east.

Question

Jay is going to school. To reach the school, Jay need to go 3km going north. Then, he will head to the east at a distance 7km, then 3km going south and 2km going east.
1. Find the distance
2. Find the displacement

bobpursley · Answer

Good lord. distance= sum of all the walking, add them displacement=sqrt(N^2+E^2) = sqrt((3-3)^2+9^2)= 9East