jorge walked 25 steps north. then he walked 75 steps south. what is jorges final position?
Jorge's final position is 50 steps south from the starting point.
To determine Jorge's final position, we need to calculate the net displacement, considering both the northward and southward motions.
Jorge walked 25 steps north, so his displacement would be +25 steps in the north direction.
After that, he walked 75 steps south. Since south is in the opposite direction of north, we need to subtract the southward displacement from the northward displacement.
Net displacement = North displacement - South displacement
= 25 steps - 75 steps
= -50 steps (in the south direction)
Therefore, Jorge's final position is 50 steps south of his starting point.
To determine Jorge's final position, you need to subtract the distance he walked south (75 steps) from the distance he walked north (25 steps).
Let's assume that north is the positive direction and south is the negative direction.
Jorge walked 25 steps north, so we can represent this as +25.
Jorge then walked 75 steps south, which can be represented as -75.
To find the final position, we can add up these distances:
Final position = +25 - 75
When you subtract 75 from 25, you get -50.
Therefore, Jorge's final position is 50 steps south from the starting point.