PH-1773
Scalars and vectors
Physics · Secondary 4 · Hard · Scalars and vectors
A hiker walks 300 m east from a car park, then 100 m west back along the same straight path.
Which statement about his distance travelled and displacement from the car park is correct?
Which statement about his distance travelled and displacement from the car park is correct?
- Distance is 400 m (scalar), displacement is 200 m east (vector).
- Distance is 200 m (scalar), displacement is 400 m east (vector).
- Distance is 400 m east (vector), displacement is 200 m (scalar).
- Distance is 200 m east (vector), displacement is 400 m (scalar).
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