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A bus goes 500km east from town A to town B in the morning and comes back halfway in the evening travelling west. What is the distance and displacement of the bus?

Sagot :

Given:

Distance the bus goes from town A to town B = 500 km east

Given that the bus comes back halfway in the evening travelling west, let's find the distance and the displacement of the bus.

• To find the distance of the bus, we have:

[tex]\begin{gathered} d=500+(\frac{500}{2}) \\ \\ d=500+250 \\ \\ d=750\operatorname{km} \end{gathered}[/tex]

Therefore, the distance the bus covered is 750 km

• To find the displacement, we have:

[tex]\begin{gathered} Displacement\text{ = 500 - (}\frac{500}{2}) \\ \\ \text{Displacement = 500 - 250} \\ \\ \text{Displacement = 250 km} \end{gathered}[/tex]

Therefore, the displacement of the bus is 250 km east

ANSWER:

Distance = 750 km

Displacement = 250 km east