A person starts from one corner of a rectangular park long and wide and walks once…

PHYSICS · Multi-part · AP · Physics 1: Algebra-based · Kinematics · Kinematics

Problem

A person starts from one corner of a rectangular park

40\,\text{m}

long and

30\,\text{m}

wide and walks once around its boundary, returning to the starting point. (i) What is the distance he walks? (ii) What is his displacement at the end of the walk?

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