Question

Find net displacement if an airplane flies at 600 m south and 500 meters north and 1200 meters upwards.

Answer 1

To find the net displacement, we need to consider both the direction and magnitude of each displacement.
The airplane flies 600 meters south, which we can represent as -600 m (negative because it's in the opposite direction of a positive reference direction).
The airplane then flies 500 meters north, which we can represent as +500 m.
Finally, the airplane flies 1200 meters upwards, which we can represent as +1200 m.
To find the net displacement, we add up this displacements:
Net displacement = -600 m + 500 m + 1200 m
Calculating the sum:
Net displacement = 500 m + 1200 m - 600 m
Net displacement = 1700 m - 600 m
Net displacement = 1100 m
Therefore, the net displacement of the airplane is 1100 meters.