Question

Benjamina started her walk from the front door of her ground floor apartment. She walked 6 meters to the corner of the building and then turned the corner and walked 10 meters to her friend’s apartment. Identify the difference between the distance she walked and her displacement.

but for the answer , it is not multiple choice , it is a text kind of answer

Answer 1

The change in her position (from beginning to end), along with the direction, is considered her displacement. This value is a measurement and a direction. The total distance along the path from her starting point to her end point is considered her distance. This value is a measurement only.

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Answer 2

Benjamina has walked two legs of a right triangle, so you can connect her two movements with a line if you were sketching the situation.. The displacement is the objects overall change in position in relation to its origin, so in your case, Benjamina's apartment. While the total distance adds up regardless of her position.

So, the total distance Benjamina walked is 10m + 6m = 16m
Her displacement can be found by your best friends, the Pythagorean Theorem: 10m ^2 + 6m ^2 = delta x^2 (or displacement squared).. giving you a displacement of 11.66, or 12 m

The difference between the distance she walked and her displacement is 4 meters.