Glossary
Total Distance Travelled
The total distance travelled is the whole length of the path a particle covers, counting motion in both directions as positive. It differs from displacement, which can be smaller because opposite movements cancel.
If the particle changes direction, the journey must be split at the moment velocity is zero.
Meaning
The total distance travelled is the whole length of the path a particle covers, counting motion in both directions as positive. It differs from displacement, which can be smaller because opposite movements cancel.
If the particle changes direction, the journey must be split at the moment velocity is zero.
Where it appears in Add Math
You meet Total Distance Travelled in the Kinematics of Linear Motion chapter of SPM Additional Mathematics. Knowing the term precisely matters in the exam: questions often hinge on reading a keyword correctly, and because SPM marking is analytic, using the right definition in your working helps secure method marks.
Our teachers make sure a student can not only recite what Total Distance Travelled means but use it fluently in a full solution.
The term in three languages
Because the SPM Add Math paper is bilingual (BM/EN), it helps to know this term in each language: Total Distance Travelled (EN) · Jumlah Jarak yang Dilalui (BM) · 总路程 (中文)
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