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Aryan went to the market which 125m from his house. He purchased bread and came back to his house find (a) the total distance travelled (b) displacement.

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(a). Distance travelled by him will be the total path length of his journey which is

125+125 = 250m

(b). Displacement is the shortest distance between the initial and the final position. since his initial and final positions are same then his displacement is zero.


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