Question

Maria is trying to meet her friends at the pool but construction is blocking her path from the parking lot directly to the pool. Because of this, she has to walk 20 ft north, 35 ft east, and then 20 ft south to get to the pool. Find her distance and displacement

Answer 1

Answer:

The distance Maria walked is 75 ft.

Total displacement from her starting point is 35 ft east.

Step-by-step explanation:

Consider the sketch below.

The distance travelled can be obtained by adding all the distances walked in different directions.

This is 20ft +35 ft +20ft = 75ft

The distance Maria walked is 75 ft.

The displacement of an object refers to the distance travelled in a specified direction.

We noticed that maria moved 20ft north, then 35 ft east, only to come back 20 ft south again.

This means her total displacement from her starting point is 35 ft east. this is because her north and south movements cancelled out each other.