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My father went to a shop from home which is located at a distance of 250 m on a straight road. On reaching there, he discovered that he forgot to carry a cloth bag. He came home to take it, went to the shop again, bought provisions and came back home. How much was the total distance travelled by him? What was his displacement from home?
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He covers home→shop→home→shop→home, i.e. 250 m four times.
Total distance = 4 × 250 = 1000 m . He ends where he started, so displacement = 0 .
| Quantity | Value |
|---|---|
| Total distance travelled | 1000 m |
| Displacement | 0 m (returns home) |
