show a car that travels 5 km due east and makes a u-turn to travel another 3 km find distance covered and its displacement
Distance = 5 + 3 = 8 km.
Displacement = 5-3 = 2 km.
To find the distance covered by the car, we simply add the distances traveled in both directions. In this case, the car traveled 5 km due east and then made a U-turn to travel another 3 km. So, the distance covered is 5 km + 3 km = 8 km.
Now, let's calculate the displacement of the car. Displacement refers to the straight-line distance from the initial point to the final point, regardless of the actual path taken.
In this scenario, the car initially traveled 5 km east, and then it made a U-turn and traveled 3 km in the opposite direction. So, the displacement is the difference between these two distances, taking into account their directions.
The 5 km eastward distance is considered positive, and the 3 km opposite direction is considered negative. Therefore, the displacement is 5 km -3 km = 2 km westward.
So, the distance covered is 8 km, and the displacement is 2 km westward.