Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 3 - Vectors - Problems - Page 61: 70d

Answer

Distance$\gt$Displacement

Work Step by Step

The distance traveled was $425m$, but the displacement was only $370m$. It makes sense that the distance is greater than the displacement, for the displacement measures the most direct path between two points while the path the distance measures is not the most direct path in this case, so the distance traveled will be longer than the displacement.
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