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Chanice drives her scooter 7 kilometers north. she stops for lunch and then drives 5 kilometers and then 1 km east again. what distance did he cover? what was his diplacement?

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Distance covered is given as follows

1). 7 km North

2). 5 km North

3). 1 km East

Now total distance covered will be given as


d = d_1 + d_2 + d_3


d = 7 km + 5 km + 1 km


d = 13 km

Now in order to find the displacement we will show all with their directions


\vec d_1 = 7 + 5 = 12 km towards North


\vec d_2 = 1 km towards East

So total displacement is


\vec d = \vec d_1 + \vec d_2


\vec d = 12 \hat j + 1 \hat i

so net displacement will be


d = √(12^2 + 1^2) = 12.04 km

so displacement is 12.04 km

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