A car moves 2km due West , then , 1km due East and then again while falling , 1km due West . What is its Displacement?

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Solution

Displacement is the shortest path between source and destination.Car moves 2km west and then 1km east and again 1km west,so
displacement =(2-1)+1=2km

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