Question

A man walks 12 steps in Northern direction and turns left to walk 5 steps, then returns to the initial point by the shortest path. Find the displacement.( given each step is 0.3 m).

• A. 0 m
• B. 9 m
• C. 3.6 m
• D. 5.1 m

Answer 1

The correct option is A 0 m

Displacement is the shortest distance between the final and the initial point.
In this case, since the initial and the final point is the same, therefore displacement = 0.