Consider an equilateral triangle with each side measuring 2cm.
Suppose an ant crawls from point A to B to C and back to A:
(i) What is the distance traveled by the ant?
(ii) What is the displacement of the ant after crawling?
C

2cm 2cm

A 2cm B

Question

Consider an equilateral triangle with each side measuring 2cm.
Suppose an ant crawls from point A to B to C and back to A:
(i)	What is the distance traveled by the ant?
(ii)	What is the displacement of the ant after crawling?
   C

		2cm		2cm

                        A                  2cm	          B

anonymous · Answer

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A to B to C to A it covers 2+2+2 distance

and A to B to C to A it is at same point as it was so displacement it zero