A boy tries three different routes to reach a shop from his house

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

Problem

A boy tries three different routes to reach a shop from his house. Route I: 1 km1\,\text{km} east and then 1 km1\,\text{km} north. Route II: straight 2 km2\,\text{km} east. Route III: straight 1.5 km1.5\,\text{km} in a north-east direction making a 45∘45^\circ angle with the east. Answer the following: (i) Arrange the three routes in increasing order of total distance walked. (ii) Arrange the three routes in increasing order of the magnitude of displacement.

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