Answer:
The displacement is 20 m northward.
The distance is 44 m
Step-by-step explanation:
Let northward motion be in positive direction
Let southward motion be in negative direction
Dispalcement is the shortest path covered by the hockey puck at a specified direction.
The dispalcement of the hockey puck will be calculated as;
Displacement = 26 m northward - 12m southward + 6 m northward
Displacement = 20 m in northward direction
Distance is the total path covered by the hockey puck.
Distance = 26 m + 12m + 6 m
Distance = 44 m