Answer:
Distance = 26.0m Displacement = 4.0m
Explanation:
Distance specifies only how far an object has traveled while displacement is the distance traveled in a specified direction.
Total distance traveled by the object will be distance travelled through north + distance travelled through south i.e 15.0m + 11.0m = 26.0m
Displacement is gotten by using the Pythagoras theorem. Since the object traveled in the same vertical direction (15.0m through north which is upward i.e positive y direction and 11.0m through south i.e in the negative y direction), the displacement will be 15.0m - 11.0m = 4.0m
The distance traveled is 26.0 m and the magnitude of the displacement vector is 4.0 m
First, we will define the terms distance and displacement
Distance is the total movement of an object without any regard to direction.
Displacement is the difference between the original and final position of a path taken by an object.
Since, the object moves 15.0 m north and then 11.0 m south,
Then,
Distance traveled = 15.0 m + 11.0 m
Distance traveled = 26.0 m
For the magnitude of the displacement,
The object moves 15.0 m north and then 11.0 m south, which is in the opposite (negative) direction
Then,
Magnitude of displacement = 15.0 m - 11.0 m
Magnitude of displacement = 4.0 m
Hence, the distance traveled is 26.0 m and the magnitude of the displacement vector is 4.0 m
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