Question

An airplane is trying to land on the runway using the path below. (The vectors are drawn in the diagram)

terminal building
200 m
150 m
200 m
250 m
Tunway
What is the total distance traveled by the airplane? Please include the number and unit.
What is the magnitude of the airplane's displacement? Please include the number and unit.
What was the direction of the airplane's displacement? Please abbreviate (N, S, E, W. or some combination)

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

The given figure shows the path of an airplane that is trying to land on the runway using the path below.

(a) Distance is the total path covered.

D = (200+150+200+250) m

D = 800 m

(b) Initially, it was moving 200 m due east and finally it reaches 250 m due south. But displacement is the shortest path covered. O is the initial position and B is the final position.

Displacement = OA+AB

=(150 +250) m = 400 m

(c) The Airplane's displacement is in the south direction.