Mike travels from point A to point B. Calculate his distance and displacement.

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Solution

Distance is the total path length.
$D i s t a n c e = 10 k m + 10 k m + 15 k m + 10 k m + 18 k m + 10 k m + 7 k m$
$D i s t a n c e = 80 k m$
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Displacement is the minimum distance between initial and final points.
$D i s p l a c e m e n t = 10 k m$
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