document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=997239>Question 997239</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A man travels from a town A to another B through a winding road,covering a distance of 300km,if the shortest distance between A and B is 240km.Represented by a straight line AB,what will be his displacement in the direction of the line AB </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #615431 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=615431\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> displacement is the change in position.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "his change in position is from A to B in a straight line.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "his displacement will be 240 km.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "displacement also has direction although that's not shown in this example.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "here's a nice short video that shows you the difference.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "there's lots more videos and explanations on the web.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "just do a search for \"distance versus displacement\" and they'll pop up.\r<BR>\n" );
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