Determine your distance traveled and displacement if you walk 100 m forward and then 35 back ward
Is it asking you for the distance from the starting point to where you ended up? (100m - 35m)
Or is it asking you for the entire amount that you walked? (100m + 35m)
Well, which ever it is it's probably most likely 100m minus 35m or it's 100m plus 35m...
(sorry that I can't help much)
To determine the distance traveled and displacement, we need to understand the definitions of these terms:
- Distance: Distance is the length of the actual path traveled between two points, regardless of direction. It is always a positive value.
- Displacement: Displacement is the shortest distance between the starting and ending points, taking direction into account. It can be positive or negative.
In this case, you walked 100 meters forward and then 35 meters backward. Let's calculate the distance traveled first:
Distance Traveled = Distance forward + Distance backward
= 100 m + 35 m
= 135 meters
To determine the displacement, we need to consider the starting and ending points. Since you walked forward and then backward, your ending point is 35 meters behind the starting point.
Displacement = Ending Point - Starting Point
= -35 meters
Therefore, your displacement is -35 meters, indicating that you ended up 35 meters behind the starting point.