a shopper walks west 35m west, another 17m west and then 67m east.
what is the resultant displacement?
see other post.
-15
To find the resultant displacement, we need to add up the individual displacements in the given directions.
First, let's assign positive (+) and negative (-) signs to indicate the direction of displacement. Let's assume west is the negative direction and east is the positive direction.
The first displacement is 35m west, so it would be -35m.
The second displacement is 17m west, so it would also be -17m.
The third displacement is 67m east, so it would be +67m.
Now, let's add up the displacements:
-35m + (-17m) + 67m
To simplify the calculation, we can rearrange the terms:
(-35m - 17m) + 67m
Now, let's perform the addition:
-52m + 67m = 15m
Therefore, the resultant displacement is 15m.