Question

Stanley drives her scooter 6 kilometres South. He stops for lunch and then drives 3 kilometres east. What distance did he cover? What was his displacement?

Answer 1

a) What distance did he cover?

9 km

b) What was his displacement?

6.71kmSE

Explanation:

a) What distance did he cover?

Total distance covered = 6km south + 3km east = 9km

b) What was his displacement?

Displacement =√( 6km)² + (3km)²

=√ 36 + 9

= √45

= 6.7082039325kmSE(SouthEast)

Approximately = 6.71kmSE