Answer:
Total displacement is 860.23 km
Explanation:
It is given that,
An airplane travels 500 km due north and then 700 km west. We have to determine its total displacement. The shortest path covered by an object is called its displacement.
The attached figure shows the entire journey of the airplane. AB is the total displacement of the airplane.
[tex]AB^2=OA^2+OB^2[/tex]
[tex]AB^2=(500\ km)^2+(700\ km)^2[/tex]
AB = 860.23 km
Hence, the total displacement of the airplane is 860.23 km
