Question

Alex goes cruising on his dirt bike. He rides 700m north, 300m east, 400 m north, 600m west, 1200m south, 300m east and finally 100m north What distance did he cover? What was his displacement
Also every Kilometer is = to .6 cm
Find Displacement and Distance

Answer 1

Find Displacement and Distance

displacement ...

north is 700+400+100 =1200m n

south=1200m

1200-1200=0

east is 300+300=600m

west is 600m

600-600=0

back at dtart. displ zero

distance is 700+ 300m + 400 m + 600m + 1200m + 300m + 100m  = 3600m