Answer:
a) 0m
b) 6m
Explanation:
First, we need to remember:
Displacement: Difference between final and initial position.
Distance traveled: Total distance traveled.
a) If the final position is the same as the initial position, then:
final position = initial position
And we know that:
displacement = final position - initial position = 0
Then the displacement of the book is zero.
b)
We can assume that the book traveled along the perimeter of the table.
The table is a rectangle of width 1.2m and length 1.8m
Remember that for a rectangle of width W and length L, the perimeter is:
P = 2*L + 2*W
Then the perimeter of the table is:
P = 2*1.2m + 2*1.8m = 6m
This means that the distance traveled by the book is 6 meters.
