Question

walk from one corner of your school basketball court to is diagonally opposite corner along the side of the court .measure the distance covered by you and the magnitude of displacement. Is the magnitude of displacement same as the distance covered? The magnitude of displacement is found to be less than the distance covered

Answer 1

Dear Student
When you move from one corner to the digonally opposite corner the distance covered will be three times the side of the court but the displacement is the shortest path covered between the two points so it will be equal to $$\begin{gathered} side*\sqrt{2} \\ Andyesdisplacementwillbelessthanthedis\tan cecovered. \\ REGARDS \end{gathered}$$