Question

A quarterback backpedals 3 meters south and then runs 4 meters west. For this motion, what is the distance moved?

Answer 1

Distance is the actual path taken by the object.

In this question, the distance moved in the south direction is Y = 3 m

The distance moved in the west direction is x = 4 m

The expression for the distance moved is given as:

$D=x+y$

Substitute the value in the above equation.

$\begin{gathered} D=3\text{ m+4 m} \\ D\text{ =7 m} \end{gathered}$

Thus, the distance moved is 7 m.