Distance and Displacement (No Pythagorean)

Front

A shopper walks eastward 3.2 meters and then westward 7.3 meters. What is the direction of the displacement?

Back

westward

Front

A kayaker moves 26 meters southward, then 18 meters northward, and finally 12 meters southward. What is the direction of the displacement?

Back

southward

Front

A football coach walks 18 meters westward, then 12 meters eastward, then 28 meters westward, and finally 14 meters westward. What is the direction of the displacement?

Back

westward

Front

Distance is always greater than, or equal to, the magnitude of displacement.

Back

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