Question

Benjamina started her walk from the front door of her

ground floor apartment. She walked 6 meters to the
corner of the building and then turned the corner and
walked 10 meters to her friend's apartment. Identify the
difference between the distance she walked and her
displacement.
and her

Answer 1

The change in her position (from beginning to end), along with the direction, is considered her displacement. This value is a measurement and a direction. The total distance along the path from her starting point to her end point is considered her distance. This value is a measurement only.

Answer 2

The displacement was 11.66 meters.

The distance walked was approximately 16 meters.

Step-by-step explanation:

Benjamina walked 6 meters to the corner of the building and 10 meters to her friend's apartment, so the distance walked was 16 meters in total.

distance = 6m + 10m = 16m

The displacement is the distance between the started point and the finished point. The distance between Benjamina's department and that of her friend is 11.66 meters measured diagonally.

We can obtain this calculus using the Pythagorean Theorem.

displacement = √ (6² + 10²) = √ (36 +100) = √ 136 ≅ 11.66