Question

use the picture below to answer the next four questions. (questions 10 - 11 - 12 - 13)
north
west east
south
point k point l
400 meters
the total path length traveled from point k to l (demonstrated with blue line ) is 700 m. a cat travels from point k to l in 100 seconds.
q.10. what is the cats distance?
a) 400 meters b) 700 meters
c) 400 meters to the east d) 700 meters to the east
q.11. what is the cats displacement?
a) 400 meters b) 700 meters
c) 400 meters to the east d) 700 meters to the east
q.12. what is the speed of the cat?
a) 4 m/s b) 7 m/s

Explanation:

Step1: Define distance

Distance is the total path - length traveled. Given that the total path length from point K to L (blue line) is 700 m.

Step2: Define displacement

Displacement is the straight - line distance from the initial to the final point. The straight - line distance from K to L is 400 m, and the direction is to the East (as per the diagram).

Step3: Calculate speed

Speed is calculated by the formula $v=\frac{d}{t}$, where $d$ is the distance and $t$ is the time. Here, $d = 700$ m and $t=100$ s. So, $v=\frac{700}{100}=7$ m/s.

Answer:

Q.10: b) 700 meters
Q.11: c) 400 meters to the East
Q.12: b) 7 m/s