A cyclist travels east and then west in

PHYSICS · Subjective · CBSE · Physics · Motion · Motion

Problem

A cyclist travels 2 km2\,\text{km} east and then 1 km1\,\text{km} west in 10 min10\,\text{min}. (i) Find the total distance covered and state whether this quantity is a scalar or a vector. (ii) Find the displacement from the starting point and state whether this quantity is a scalar or a vector.

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