Question

What is the total displacement of a child who walks 4 m south, 2 m north, 5 m south, and 5 m north? 16 m north 11 m west 6 m south 2 m south

Answer 1

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The total displacement is 2 m south

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Answer 2

2 m south

Step-by-step explanation:

Displacement is measure of change in the position of an object. It is a vector quantity, that is, it has both magnitude and direction.

When the child walked 4 m south, its displacement is 4 m south.

Then it moved 2 m back opposing direction to the north. The resultant displacement is 4 - 2 = 2 m south.

Then it moved 5 m south, same direction, displacement becomes 2 + 5 = 7 m south.

And finally, it moved 5 m north, opposing direction. 7 - 5 = 2 m south.

The final displacement of the child is 2 m south.