Question

Joe swims 3 m North and then 5 m South. What is his distance? What is his displacement?

Swim
a) Distance: 8 m, Displacement: 2 m North.
b) Distance: 8 m, Displacement: 2 m South
c) Distance: 2 m, Displacement: 8 m North
d) Distance: 2 m, Displacement: 8 m South.

Answer 1

Option "B" is the correct answer to the following question.

Explanation:

Given:

Joe swim = 3 meter north

Jow swim = 5 meter south

Find:

Distance travel by Joe

Displacemnet by Joe

Computtaion:

The overall travel of an item without consideration to direction is called distance.

So,

Distance travel by Joe = 3 + 5

Distance travel by Joe = 8 meter

The term "displacement" refers to a shift in an object's location.

Displacemnet by Joe = 5 - 3

Displacemnet by Joe = 2 meter South