Answer:
The displacement of the ant : 3√2
Further explanation
Distance is a scalar quantity that indicates the length of the trajectory that is traveled by an object within a certain interval. Distance has no direction, only has a magnitude
Can be simplified distance = totals traveled
Displacement is a vector quantity that shows changes in the position of objects in a certain interval of time. Displacement has magnitude and direction
Can be simplified displacement = distanced traveled from starting point to ending point
An ant moves 2 cm east, 3 cm north, 5 cm west, and then goes back to its original position.
From the picture that I attached, it can be determined that the displacement of the ant is the line a, which is the hypotenuse of a right triangle.
So that it can be found with the Pythagorean formula
\begin{gathered}\tt a=\sqrt{b^2+c^2}\\\\a=\sqrt{3^2+3^2}\\\\a=\sqrt{18}\\\\a=3\sqrt{2}\end{gathered}a=b2+c2a=32+32a=18a=32
