Question

A football coach walks 12 meters westward, then 16 meters eastward, then 22 meters westward, and finally 6 meters eastward.
For this motion, what is the distance moved?
What is the magnitude and direction of the displacement?

Answer 1

Distance =12 metres +16 metres +22 metres +6 metres

=56 metres

magnitude we take the Westward direction to be positive ,so Eastward direction is negative

Magnitude =12 metres+(-16 metres) + (22 metres) +(-6 metres)

= 12 metres Westward