The school of a boy from his home in 1km to the east.when he reached back his home he says that he had travell?

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Asked on: 12 May 2011

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Hmmm...total distance=1km+1km=2km=2000m..distance is a scalar quantity so take the magnitude only but as for displacement,s=1km+(-1km)=1km-1km=0km..displacement is a vector quantity,you must considered both magnitude and direction...ty
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Date of comment: Sat, Feb 11th 2012

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