Benjamina started her walk from the front door of her ground floor apartment. She walked 6 meters to the corner of the building

The difference in her starting and ending locations, paired with the path taken, is known as her displacement. This represents both a quantitative measure and a specific direction. In contrast, the entire length of the journey from where she began to where she finished is defined as her distance. This, however, is solely a quantitative figure.

Benjamina has traversed two sides of a right triangle, allowing you to connect her two paths with a line if you were to illustrate the scenario. Displacement refers to the total change in position relative to its starting point, which in this case is Benjamina's apartment. In contrast, the total distance counts all movement regardless of location.

Thus, the total distance Benjamina covered amounts to 10m + 6m = 16m
Her displacement can be calculated using the Pythagorean Theorem: 10m^2 + 6m^2 = delta x^2 (or displacement squared), resulting in a displacement of 11.66, or 12 m

The disparity between the distance she walked and her displacement is 4 meters.