A student walks 120 m east from the school gate to the canteen and then walks the…

PHYSICS · Subjective · CBSE · Physics · Motion · Motion

Problem

A student walks 120 m east from the school gate to the canteen and then walks the same 120 m back to the gate. Explain in one or two sentences why the distance travelled is 240 m while the displacement is zero.

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