A runner at a track meet completes exactly one lap around a 400 m track
What’s the distance and The displacement
The distance is how much the runner ran which is 400m
The displacement is the net length so 0m
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To find the distance traveled by the runner, we simply need to multiply the number of laps by the length of the track. In this case, since the runner completes exactly one lap around a 400 m track, the distance traveled is:
Distance = 1 lap × 400 m = 400 m
Therefore, the distance traveled by the runner is 400 meters.
Now let's determine the displacement. Displacement refers to the straight-line distance from the initial position to the final position. In this case, since the runner ends up exactly where they started, the displacement is zero.
Displacement = 0 m
Therefore, the displacement of the runner is zero meters.