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Because if you were not to zig zag, just go point a to b, it is going to be shorter (as the crow flies)

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Q: A boy walks 40 meters east then he walks 30 meters north He has traveled a total distance of 70 meters How is the displacment 50 meters?
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What is the distance traveled if a person walks 15 meters north then turns around and walks 10 meters south?

25 metres.


How do you find velocity with a known time and distance?

Velocity equal distance divided by time. For example, an object that traveled 5 metes in 10 seconds had a velocity of 5/10 meters per second which is .5 meters per second. Velocity is speed in a direction. Sometimes a navigate or positive number is sufficient as the direction. Other times you will need to be more specific, such as .5 meters per second East or 1.3 meters per second 30 degrees East of North.


How do you work out bearings like how far east or north something has gone if you have the bearing it has traveled at and how far?

The bearing to that person or object is the heading it traveled on. Draw a right triangle by drawing an x-y coordinate plane to match East (x) and North (y) with the origin matching the point of departure. Now draw a perpendicular line from the new position to the x-axis and the hypotenuse to represent the distance traveled (r). The heading is actually the angle from north to the hypotenuse, so the angle at the origin INSIDE the triangle is its complement (angle A). Use the sin and cos to find the x (east distance) and the y (north distance) Sin A = y/r so, y = r (sin A) similarly x = r (cos A)


A radio controlled car rolls 10 m south then reverses direction and rolls 8 m north The car has traveled a distance of 18 m and has a displacement of m south?

2


Mike walks 100 meters north then walks 30 meters south After this he walks another 10 meters north What is the magnitude of his total displacement during this walk in meters?

80

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What is the distance traveled if a person walks 15 meters north then turns around and walks 10 meters south?

25 metres.


How do you find the average velocity in ms of a bicycle that starts 150 meters north of town and is 1200 meters north of town in 30.0 minutes?

You divide the distance traveled by the time.


An object moves 15.0 m north and then 11.0 m south Find both the distance traveled and the magnitude of the displacement vector?

The total distance traveled (corresponding to the amount of gas the car would burn on such a trip) is 26 meters.The magnitude of the displacement vector = (Dfinal - Dinitial) = 4 meters north.


How do you find velocity with a known time and distance?

Velocity equal distance divided by time. For example, an object that traveled 5 metes in 10 seconds had a velocity of 5/10 meters per second which is .5 meters per second. Velocity is speed in a direction. Sometimes a navigate or positive number is sufficient as the direction. Other times you will need to be more specific, such as .5 meters per second East or 1.3 meters per second 30 degrees East of North.


How far did noah to the sea when he is building the ark?

Noah ark traveled a long distance in those 40 days . It landed in turkey.


What is difference between distance and displacement?

Distance is a scalar quantity; it only gives you the value.Displacement is a vector quantity; it gives you the value and the direction.Example of distance - point A is 40m from point CExample of displacement - Point A is 40m from Point C, in a western direction.


What is reverses direction and rolls 8 m north The car has traveled a distance of 18 m and has a displacement of m south?

2


What is distance north or south of the earth's equator?

Latitude. 2nd answer: Latitude is the wrong answer. Distance is measured in miles, feet, yards, meters, kilometers, and so forth. Latitude is a measurement of degrees, not distance.


From the station, a train traveled due east while another train traveled due north. They traveled the same distance before they reached their next stations. When they stopped, they were 100 miles apart. How far did each train travel?

70.7 mi


A person walks 3 miles north, turns and walks 2 miles east. Calculate the persons distance traveled and their displacement?

Distance 2+3=5 displacement 2


What measures distance north and south of the equator?

Latitude2nd answer:Latitude is the wrong answer. Distance is measured in miles, feet, yards, meters, kilometers, and so on.Latitude is a measure of degrees north and south of the equator.latitude2nd answer:Latitude is the wrong answer. Distance is measured in miles, feet, yards, meters, kilometers, and so forth.Latitude is a measurement of degrees.


The latitude of your campus is about 43.5 degrees North What is the distance traveled by the Science Building in one day in space as a result of the Earth's rotation?

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