An ant is crawling along a yardstick that is pointed with the 0-inch mark to the east and the 36-inch mark to the west. it starts at the 1-inch mark, crawls to the 26-inch mark, then moves to the 5-inch mark. what was the total distance the ant traveled?
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what was the total displacement of the ant?
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Total distance = 46 inch

Total displacement = 4 inch towards West

Explanation:

Distance refers to the total length of the path traversed. The ant starts crawling from 1 inch mark towards West till 26 inch mark and then comes back to 5 inch mark.

Thus, total distance covered is (26-1) +(26-5) = 46 inches

Displacement refers to the shortest length between final and initial position. Thus, total displacement of ant is final position-initial position = (5-1) inch =4 inch towards West.

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