During a car journey

PHYSICS · Multi-part · CBSE · Physics · Motion · Motion

Problem

During a car journey, the odometer reading increases from 52 347 km52\,347\,\text{km} to 52 367 km52\,367\,\text{km} while the GPS reports a net change in position of 12 km12\,\text{km} toward the north. (a) Identify which reading corresponds to distance and which corresponds to displacement. (b) Give one reason for each identification based on the nature of the quantity.

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