A kid walks 500 m North and then 300 m south. a. What is the distance of his walk? b. What is the displacement of his walk?

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Ian Vink · Answer 1 · 2022-05-30T11:56:23+0000

Step-by-step explanation:

for the walking distance it did not matter in what direction the kid walked.

a. the distance of the walk is 500 + 300 = 800 m

b. the kid ended up 500-300=200 m north of the original point.