Question

A runner starts at position 0, and moves in one direction to position 12m. What is the distance traveled by the runner? What was the runner’s displacement?

Answer 1

Since the runner only moved in one direction, his distance and placement are the same.

The distanced travelled/his displacement is 12 metres. :)

Answer 2

Distance = Displacement = 12 meters

Step-by-step explanation:

Total distance covered by a person is equal to the total path covered while the displacement of a person is equal to the shortest path covered.

Here, a runner starts at position 0, and moves in one direction to position 12m.

Here, the distance covered and the displacement both are same i.e. 12 meters. Hence, this is the required solution.