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What is the displacement of a car if it drives 20miles north and then 3 miles south?
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It's 17.0m North. (20N - 3S)
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A radio controlled car rolls 10 miles south then reverses direction and rolls 8 miles north The car has traveled a distance of 18 miles and has a displacement of miles south?
The car has traveled a total distance of 18 miles (10 miles south + 8 miles north), but its displacement is 2 miles south. Displacement is the shortest distance between the starting and ending points, regardless of the actual path taken.
What is the correct displacement for the following vectors 4km south 2km north 5km south and 5km north?
The total displacement is 2km north, as the southward and northward displacements cancel each other out.
How many sq miles is North Korea?
North Korea covers approximately 46,541 square miles.
Square miles of North Korea?
North Korea - 46,540.74 square miles.
What is distance from north to south across tennessee in miles?
The distance from north to south across Tennessee is approximately 440 miles.
A boat travels due East for a distance of 15miles it then travels due North for a distance of 20miles at which point it drops anchor how many miles is the boat from its statring point?
25 miles
A radio controlled car rolls 10 miles south then reverses direction and rolls 8 miles north The car has traveled a distance of 18 miles and has a displacement of miles south?
The car has traveled a total distance of 18 miles (10 miles south + 8 miles north), but its displacement is 2 miles south. Displacement is the shortest distance between the starting and ending points, regardless of the actual path taken.
Omar drives a car five miles north then five miles west then five miles south?
5
A person walks 3 miles north, turns and walks 2 miles east. Calculate the persons distance traveled and their displacement?
Distance 2+3=5 displacement 2
A person drives north 6 bolcks then turns west and drives 6 blocks the driver then turns south and drives 6 blocks how could the driver make the distance shorter while maintaining the displacement?
move 6 blocks west
What is the correct displacement for the following vectors 4 km south km north 5 km south and 5 km north?
The displacement is a shortest distance. Here, the displacement will be 1 km. It will be in the North direction.
If the displacement is negative 2 north and represents a positive displacement What is the direction?
south
How is the velocity of an object different from the speed of an object?
Velocity of a moving body is its rate of DISPLACEMENT with respect to time. But speed is distance traveled per unit time. The difference between speed and velocity is that velocity has a direction. 30mph is a speed. 30mph due north is a velocity. Well not really because 'north' is arbitrary but you get the idea. Displacement is both a distance and direction. 30 miles is a distance. 30 miles to the north is a displacement. A two part quantity like velocity or displacement is called a 'vector quantity'. A one part quantity (speed, distance etc) is called a 'scalar quantity'.
Can displacement be more than distance?
No. Distance can be greater than displacement, but not less. The magnitude of the displacement between two points is also the minimum possible distance of a path between the same points.However, the displacement can be zero if the distance is not if the object's starting point and ending point are the same.
What is the correct displacement for the following vectors 4 km south 2 km north 5 km south 5 km north?
The displacement is a shortest distance. Here, the displacement will be 1 km. It will be in the North direction.
What is the correct displacement for the following vectors 4 km south 2 km north 5 km south .5 km north?
The displacement is a shortest distance. Here, the displacement will be 1 km. It will be in the North direction.
Omar drives a car five miles north then five miles west then five miles south How many miles is he likely to be from his starting point?
The obvious answer is 5 miles. The not-so-obvious part is it depends on where he is when he starts. If he is on the equator, he is five miles from his point of origin. If his starting point was the south pole, and he drives five miles north, then west, then south, he will arrive back at his starting point. Before you disagree, consider that he is driving on a sphere not a flat plain.
