Question 1
A person walks 30m South, then 24m North, then 38m North. What is the shortest distance between his starting and ending points?
Net displacement: (0, 32). Shortest distance = √(0² + 32²) = 32.0 m.
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Question 2
A person walks 36m South, then 22m East, then 10m West. What is the shortest distance between his starting and ending points?
Net displacement: (12, -36). Shortest distance = √(12² + -36²) = 37.9 m.
Question 3
A person walks 12m South, then 37m West. What is the shortest distance between his starting and ending points?
Net displacement: (-37, -12). Shortest distance = √(-37² + -12²) = 38.9 m.
Question 4
A person walks 30m West, then 27m West, then 16m East. What is the shortest distance between his starting and ending points?
Net displacement: (-41, 0). Shortest distance = √(-41² + 0²) = 41.0 m.
Question 5
A person walks 27m North, then 38m North, then 11m North. What is the shortest distance between his starting and ending points?
Net displacement: (0, 76). Shortest distance = √(0² + 76²) = 76.0 m.
Question 6
A person walks 32m South, then 40m West. What is the shortest distance between his starting and ending points?
Net displacement: (-40, -32). Shortest distance = √(-40² + -32²) = 51.2 m.
Question 7
A person walks 21m South, then 26m East, then 28m West. What is the shortest distance between his starting and ending points?
Net displacement: (-2, -21). Shortest distance = √(-2² + -21²) = 21.1 m.
Question 8
A person walks 13m East, then 20m East, then 11m East. What is the shortest distance between his starting and ending points?
Net displacement: (44, 0). Shortest distance = √(44² + 0²) = 44.0 m.
Question 9
A person walks 29m South, then 31m South. What is the shortest distance between his starting and ending points?
Net displacement: (0, -60). Shortest distance = √(0² + -60²) = 60.0 m.
Question 10
A person walks 28m South, then 33m West. What is the shortest distance between his starting and ending points?
Net displacement: (-33, -28). Shortest distance = √(-33² + -28²) = 43.3 m.
Question 11
A person walks 36m West, then 10m East, then 10m West. What is the shortest distance between his starting and ending points?
Net displacement: (-36, 0). Shortest distance = √(-36² + 0²) = 36.0 m.
Question 12
A person walks 16m South, then 30m North, then 23m East. What is the shortest distance between his starting and ending points?
Net displacement: (23, 14). Shortest distance = √(23² + 14²) = 26.9 m.
Question 13
A person walks 34m West, then 21m North. What is the shortest distance between his starting and ending points?
Net displacement: (-34, 21). Shortest distance = √(-34² + 21²) = 40.0 m.
Question 14
A person walks 12m East, then 28m West. What is the shortest distance between his starting and ending points?
Net displacement: (-16, 0). Shortest distance = √(-16² + 0²) = 16.0 m.
Question 15
A person walks 32m South, then 30m East. What is the shortest distance between his starting and ending points?
Net displacement: (30, -32). Shortest distance = √(30² + -32²) = 43.9 m.
Question 16
A person walks 39m South, then 39m South, then 24m East. What is the shortest distance between his starting and ending points?
Net displacement: (24, -78). Shortest distance = √(24² + -78²) = 81.6 m.
Question 17
A person walks 15m East, then 11m North, then 14m East. What is the shortest distance between his starting and ending points?
Net displacement: (29, 11). Shortest distance = √(29² + 11²) = 31.0 m.
Question 18
A person walks 35m North, then 14m South, then 21m East. What is the shortest distance between his starting and ending points?
Net displacement: (21, 21). Shortest distance = √(21² + 21²) = 29.7 m.
Question 19
A person walks 27m East, then 18m North, then 32m South. What is the shortest distance between his starting and ending points?
Net displacement: (27, -14). Shortest distance = √(27² + -14²) = 30.4 m.
Question 20
A person walks 37m North, then 18m West. What is the shortest distance between his starting and ending points?
Net displacement: (-18, 37). Shortest distance = √(-18² + 37²) = 41.1 m.
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