Question

1 4 2 . 19 1 M HE 1 5. The toy car traveled 5 cm east and then 10 cm west. Distance Displacement = 6. The toy car traveled 15 cm north, 10 cm east, 15 cm sa Distance = Displacement - 7. The toy car traveled 12 cm east, 15 cm south, 12 cm w Distance - Displacement =

Answer 1

The total distance is the sum of each part of the travel (just the absolute value), and the displacement is the sum considering the direction (let's consider north and east as positive directions, and west and south as negative directions).

So we have that:

5. 5 cm east, 10 cm west

distance = 5 + 10 = 15 cm

displacement = |5 - 10| = |-5| = 5 cm

6. 15 cm north, 10 cm east, 15 cm south, 3 cm west

distance = 15 + 10 + 15 + 3 = 43 cm

displacement (vertical) = 15 - 15 = 0 cm

displacement (horizontal) = 10 - 3 = 7 cm

displacement = 7 cm

7. 12 cm east, 15 cm south, 12 cm west, 19 cm north

distance = 12 + 15 + 12 + 19 = 58 cm

displacement (vertical) = -15 + 19 = 4 cm

displacement (horizontal) = 12 - 12 = 0 cm

displacement = 4 cm