Part 1: Distance and Displacement in Different Paths
1. Square Path
A person walks around a square field with a side length of 20 m and completes one full lap.
Find:
(a) Total distance traveled
(b) Displacement
2. Rectangular Path
A person walks around a rectangular garden with dimensions 40 m × 30 m and completes one full lap.
Find:
(a) Total distance traveled
(b) Displacement
3. Circular Path (Full Lap & Half Lap)
A runner moves around a circular track with a radius of 7 m.
Find:
(a) Distance for one full lap
(b) Displacement for one full lap
(c) Distance for a half lap
(d) Displacement for a half lap
4. Circular Path (3/4th Lap)
A person walks 3/4th of a circular path with a radius of 14 m.
Find:
(a) Distance traveled
(b) Displacement
5. Straight-Line Motion
A cyclist moves 100 m east, then 50 m west.
Find:
(a) Total distance traveled
(b) Displacement
6. Time-based Motion (Clock Hands - Watch Path)
The tip of a clock’s second hand moves in a circular path with a radius of 10 cm.
Find:
(a) The distance covered in 15 seconds
(b) The displacement after 15 seconds
Bonus Challenge Questions
7. A person walks in an L-shaped path: 40 m east, then 30 m north.
Find the total distance and displacement.
8. A car moves in a zig-zag path: 50 m north, 50 m south, 30 m east, and 30 m west.
Find the total distance and displacement.
9. A swimmer moves in a circular pool of radius 5 m and completes two full laps.
Find the total distance and displacement.
10. A person moves in a square path of side 10 m, but only covers three sides before stopping.
Find the distance and displacement.
Part 1: Motion in Geometric Paths
1. Square Path with Partial Travel
A person walks along the perimeter of a square with a side length of 50 m but stops after completing 2.5 sides.
Find:
(a) Total distance traveled
(b) Displacement from the starting point
2. Rectangular Path with Partial Travel
A runner jogs along the boundary of a rectangular park (80 m × 60 m) but only completes 1.5 Rounds before stopping.
Find:
(a) Total distance covered
(b) Displacement from the starting point
3. Circular Track with Opposite Points
A car moves around a circular track of radius 21 m and completes 1.25 laps.
Find:
(a) Distance covered
(b) Displacement from the starting point
4. Circular Motion (Clock Hands - Quarter Movement)
The tip of a clock’s minute hand (length = 12 cm) moves from 12:00 to 3:00.
Find:
(a) Distance traveled by the tip of the hand
(b) Displacement of the tip of the hand
5. Zig-Zag Motion
A robot moves 50 m north, then 30 m east, then 50 m south, and finally 30 m west.
Find:
(a) Total distance traveled
(b) Displacement
6. Triangle Path (Right-Angle Motion)
A person walks 60 m east, then 80 m north, then returns straight to the starting point.
Find:
(a) Total distance traveled
(b) Displacement
Part 2: Mixed Scenarios
7. Multiple Direction Travel
A cyclist moves 100 m north, then 50 m east, then 70 m south, then 50 m west, and finally 30 m north.
Find:
(a) Total distance traveled
(b) Displacement
8. Circular Path with 3/4th TravelA jogger moves 3/4th of a circular path of radius 28 m.
Find:
(a) Distance traveled
(b) Displacement
9. Multiple Path Motion (Complex Motion)
A delivery drone starts at point A, moves 300 m east, then 200 m north, then 300 m west, then 200 m south, and finally
100 m north.
Find:
(a) Total distance covered
(b) Displacement
1. A boy walks 9 m west and then 12 m north. What is his total displacement?
2. A cyclist moves 15 m south and then 20 m east. Find the displacement.
3. A drone flies 5 m up, then 12 m forward, and finally 8 m to the right. Find the displacement.
