Question

a shopper pushes a cart 40.0m south down one aisle and then turns 90.0 degrees and moves 15.0m. He then makes another 90.0 degree turn and moves 20.0m. Find the shoppers total displacement. (there could be more than one correct answer)

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

The displacement is the distnce of the shopper from the starting point.

Sum of movement along the vertical = 40-20 = 20m

Movement along the horizontal (x direction) = 15.0m

Displacement will be gotten using the pythagoras theorem.

d = √20²+ 15²

d = √400+225

d = √625

d = 25.0m

Hence the shoppers total displacement is 25.0m