Question

Two campers in a national park hike from their cabin to the same spot on a lake, each taking a different path, as illustrated below. The total distance traveled along Path 1 is 7.5 km, and that along Path 2 is 8.2 km. What is the final displacement of each camper?

Answer 1

Their displacement is 5 Km from the cabin.

Step-by-step explanation:

The displacement is define is the shortest distance between two points. It is the shortest distance of a line that joins two points together. It quantifies both the distance and direction of the net or total motion along a straight line from the initial position to the final position of the point trajectory. In this case, the straight line joining the cabin to the stream is line S which is equal to 5 Km