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Which of the following is true about an object that travels 5 meters to the left, then 2
meters up, then another 5 meters to the right?
A Displacement of the object is equal to 12 meters.
B. Displacement of the object is equal to 12 meters down.
C: Total distance travelled by the object is equal to 12 meters.
D. Total distance travelled by the object is equal to 12 meters down.​

Answer :

Answer:

Total distance travelled by the object is equal to 12 meters.

Explanation:

Given that,

An object that travels 5 meters to the left, then 2  meters up, then another 5 meters to the right.

Displacement is equal to the shortest path covered and the distance is equal to the total path covered.

Displacement = -5+2+5

= 2 m down

Distance = 5+5+2

= 12 m

Hence, the correct option is (c) "Total distance traveled by the object is equal to 12 meters."

The option that is true about an object that travels 5 meters to the left, then 2 meters up, then another 5 meters to the right is C. Total distance traveled by the object is equal to 12 meters.

Displacement simply means the overall change in the position of an object. It's a vector quantity. On the other hand, distance is a scalar quantity and it represents how much ground that an object has been able to cover.

Therefore, the distance will be:

= 5m + 2m + 5m

= 12m

The distance is 12 meters.

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