Question

Joe walked 8 meters from his seat to his teacher's desk to turn in an assignment. On
the way back to his seat Joe stops and talks to Sarah. Sarah's desk is in the front row,
exactly 2 meters from the teacher's desk. What is Joe's displacement in meters?

Answer 1

Answer:  Joe's displacement is 6

Step-by-step explanation:  

8-2=6

Answer 2

The displacement of Joe for the entire journey is 6 m backwards.

The given parameters;

• fist position of Joe, x₁ = 8 m
• final position of Joe, x₂ = 2 m

Displacement is the change in the position of an object. It can also be described as the shortest distance between the final position and the initial position.

Displacement = Δx = x₂ - x₁

• Let the forward direction be negative
• Let the backward direction be positive

Displacement = -2 - (-8)

Displacement = -2 + 8

Displacement = 6 m backwards

Thus, the displacement of Joe for the entire journey is 6 m backwards.

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