Question

A)

Between which two points is the magnitude of distance covered same as
the magnitude of the displacement. (1mark)​

Answer 1

Distance covered is equal to all the distance traveled.

So for example, if you go from A to B, and then from B to C, the total distance covered is AB + BC.

Displacement is equal to the difference between the final position and the initial position.

So if we go from A to B, the displacement is simply the line AB.

While if we go from A to B, and then from B to C, the displacement will be a segment that directly connects A and C, such that:

displacement = √( (AB)^2 + (BC)^2)

Now, if we want to find the points such that the magnitude of the distance covered is equal to the magnitude of the displacement, we need to look at the pairs that are directly connected by a straight line.

Those are:

A to B ( or B to A)

B to C (or C to B)

C to D (or D to C)