2.3 - Distance and Displacement
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What is distance?
💡 Hint: Think about the total length you measure.
Is displacement ever negative?
💡 Hint: Consider the starting and ending points.
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What does distance measure?
💡 Hint: Consider everything you've traveled.
Displacement can be negative.
💡 Hint: Think about direction.
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A person walks 8 km south, then 6 km east. Calculate the distance traveled and the displacement.
💡 Hint: Use Pythagorean theorem for displacement.
If a runner completes a circular track of circumference 400 meters and ends up at the same starting point, calculate the distance and displacement.
💡 Hint: Think about the position relative to the starting point.
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