A hiker takes the route shown on the diagram on the left. Calculate the overall displacement of the hiker.

Solution

A hiker takes the route shown on the diagram on the left. Calculate the overall displacement of the hiker.
Calculate the distance traveled by the hiker.

Solution

A hiker walks 4 km due east and then turns due north and walks a further 7 km.
What is the overall displacement of the hiker?

A bee heads due north for 70m in search of food and then turns due east for a further 70m. The bee then turns back for home flying in a straight line all the way home.
What is the displacement of the bee at the end of its journey?
What is the total distance covered by the bee during its search for food?

In one trip a car travels due north for 45km. It stops, travels south for 23km, then north again for 10km.
a) What is the total distance traveled by the car?
b) What is the displacement of the car?

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