Question

A delivery truck travels 18 blocks north, 10 blocks east, and 16 blacks south What is the

distance traveled and displacement? Assume all blocks are the same length
Force Unit

Answer 1

Traveled north = 18 blocks

Traveled east = 10 blocks

Traveled south = 16 blocks

So total distance = (18+10+16) blocks = 44 blocks

as north and south are opposite

so traveled displacement from up to down is = (18-16) blocks = 2 blocks

and starting to east distance is 10 blocks

so using pythagoras theorem the displacement

=
`\sqrt{10^(2)+2^(2) }` blocks

=
`√(104)` blocks

=
`2√(26)` blocks

= 10.198 blocks (approx.)

ANS: distance=44 blocks, displacement=10.198 blocks (approx.)

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