Question

1. A car drives 5 miles East and 12 miles North for 10 seconds. What is the total displacement and

distance of the car?


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Answer 1

13m & 17m.

Step-by-step explanation:

Displacement - Shortest distance between the initial and final point. Here ,

=> Displacement = √ ( 12² + 5² )

=> Displacement = √ 144 + 25

=> Displacement = √ 169

=> Displacement = 13 m

Distance - Total path length covered by the body .

=> Distance = 12m + 5m

=> Distance = 17m