A tourist starts from a reference point O and moves along a straight road in the…

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

Problem

A tourist starts from a reference point O and moves along a straight road in the following order: 500 m500\,\text{m} east, 250 m250\,\text{m} west and 1 km1\,\text{km} east. (a) Calculate the total distance travelled. (b) Find the displacement from point O, stating its direction. (c) Determine the ratio of the total distance to the magnitude of the displacement.

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