Question

Bobby went for a bike ride down the neighborhood, he firstly goes to Point A where a tree is, then he traveled to point B where his friends house is at to pick him up, and then he heads to Point C where him and his friend can relax at

what is the distance bob traveled and what was the displacement while bob was traveling?

Answer 1

Distance travelled by Bobby was 7 meters and the displacement was 5meters.

Step-by-step explanation:

Distance is defined as the total length of the path travelled by a body from its initial position to final position. Displacement on the other hand is defined as the length of the straight line joining the initial position and the final position of the body.

Here, Bobby travelled from point A to point C via point B which took him to travel more distance. The length of distance from point A to B is 4 meters and from point B to C is 3 meters. So the total distance covered is
`4+3` meters = 7 meters.

While the length of path straight from point A to C is 5 meters. So displacement is 5 meters.