How do you work this problem?

-- Calculate how much distance was covered during stage (a).
-- Calculate how much distance was covered during stage (b).
-- Calculate how much distance was covered during stage (c).
Add the three distances. Their sum is the distance between the start point and the end point. That's the ' displacement ' .

Answered by AL2006 | 2024-06-10

To calculate both distance and displacement for path A, first, determine the total distance by summing up the lengths of each segment of the path. Then, find the displacement using the coordinates of the starting and ending points to calculate the shortest distance between them. This process highlights the difference between the total path traveled and the direct line distance between two positions.
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Answered by AL2006 | 2024-12-24