Question 1
A person walks 37m West, then 38m South, then 18m North. What is the shortest distance between his starting and ending points?
Net displacement: (-37, -20). Shortest distance = √(-37² + -20²) = 42.1 m.
Shortest Distance: Worksheet 2 - Beginner Practice Shortest Distance BEGINNER
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Question 2
A person walks 28m East, then 30m East. What is the shortest distance between his starting and ending points?
Net displacement: (58, 0). Shortest distance = √(58² + 0²) = 58.0 m.
Question 3
A person walks 24m South, then 32m East, then 27m West. What is the shortest distance between his starting and ending points?
Net displacement: (5, -24). Shortest distance = √(5² + -24²) = 24.5 m.
Question 4
A person walks 14m South, then 25m South, then 22m East. What is the shortest distance between his starting and ending points?
Net displacement: (22, -39). Shortest distance = √(22² + -39²) = 44.8 m.
Question 5
A person walks 14m South, then 12m South, then 12m North. What is the shortest distance between his starting and ending points?
Net displacement: (0, -14). Shortest distance = √(0² + -14²) = 14.0 m.
Question 6
A person walks 22m East, then 32m North, then 36m South. What is the shortest distance between his starting and ending points?
Net displacement: (22, -4). Shortest distance = √(22² + -4²) = 22.4 m.
Question 7
A person walks 21m North, then 10m East, then 38m East. What is the shortest distance between his starting and ending points?
Net displacement: (48, 21). Shortest distance = √(48² + 21²) = 52.4 m.
Question 8
A person walks 27m West, then 36m East. What is the shortest distance between his starting and ending points?
Net displacement: (9, 0). Shortest distance = √(9² + 0²) = 9.0 m.
Question 9
A person walks 23m West, then 13m North. What is the shortest distance between his starting and ending points?
Net displacement: (-23, 13). Shortest distance = √(-23² + 13²) = 26.4 m.
Question 10
A person walks 10m South, then 25m East. What is the shortest distance between his starting and ending points?
Net displacement: (25, -10). Shortest distance = √(25² + -10²) = 26.9 m.
Question 11
A person walks 36m South, then 16m West, then 33m East. What is the shortest distance between his starting and ending points?
Net displacement: (17, -36). Shortest distance = √(17² + -36²) = 39.8 m.
Question 12
A person walks 13m West, then 34m South, then 40m West. What is the shortest distance between his starting and ending points?
Net displacement: (-53, -34). Shortest distance = √(-53² + -34²) = 63.0 m.
Question 13
A person walks 14m West, then 33m East, then 11m East. What is the shortest distance between his starting and ending points?
Net displacement: (30, 0). Shortest distance = √(30² + 0²) = 30.0 m.
Question 14
A person walks 18m North, then 28m East, then 13m West. What is the shortest distance between his starting and ending points?
Net displacement: (15, 18). Shortest distance = √(15² + 18²) = 23.4 m.
Question 15
A person walks 38m East, then 15m South, then 36m North. What is the shortest distance between his starting and ending points?
Net displacement: (38, 21). Shortest distance = √(38² + 21²) = 43.4 m.
Question 16
A person walks 17m West, then 17m West, then 23m East. What is the shortest distance between his starting and ending points?
Net displacement: (-11, 0). Shortest distance = √(-11² + 0²) = 11.0 m.
Question 17
A person walks 19m South, then 13m East, then 31m North. What is the shortest distance between his starting and ending points?
Net displacement: (13, 12). Shortest distance = √(13² + 12²) = 17.7 m.
Question 18
A person walks 39m South, then 37m West. What is the shortest distance between his starting and ending points?
Net displacement: (-37, -39). Shortest distance = √(-37² + -39²) = 53.8 m.
Question 19
A person walks 35m South, then 27m South. What is the shortest distance between his starting and ending points?
Net displacement: (0, -62). Shortest distance = √(0² + -62²) = 62.0 m.
Question 20
A person walks 38m North, then 25m East. What is the shortest distance between his starting and ending points?
Net displacement: (25, 38). Shortest distance = √(25² + 38²) = 45.5 m.
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