Distance and Displacement (No Pythagorean)

A shopper walks eastward 3 meters and then westward 7 meters. For this motion, what is the DISTANCE moved in meters? Put in ONLY a number with no decimal. *

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10

A shopper walks eastward 3 meters and then westward 7 meters. For this motion, what is the magnitude of the DISPLACEMENT moved in meters? Put in ONLY a number with no decimal.

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-4

A shopper walks eastward 3.2 meters and then westward 7.3 meters. For this motion, what is the direction of the displacement?

• eastward

• westward

A kayaker moves 26 meters southward, then 18 meters northward, and finally 12 meters southward. For this motion, what is the DISTANCE moved in meters? Put in ONLY a number with no decimal.

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56

A kayaker moves 26 meters southward, then 18 meters northward, and finally 12 meters southward. For this motion, what is the magnitude of the DISPLACEMENT moved in meters? Put in ONLY a number with no decimal

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-20

A kayaker moves 26 meters southward, then 18 meters northward, and finally 12 meters southward. For this motion, what is the direction of the displacement?

• northward

• southward

A football coach walks 18 meters westward, then 12 meters eastward, then 28 meters westward, and finally 14 meters westward. For this motion, what is the DISTANCE moved in meters? Put in ONLY a number with no decimal.

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72

A football coach walks 18 meters westward, then 12 meters eastward, then 28 meters westward, and finally 14 meters westward. For this motion, what is the magnitude of the DISPLACEMENT moved in meters? Put in ONLY a number with no decimal.

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-48

A football coach walks 18 meters westward, then 12 meters eastward, then 28 meters westward, and finally 14 meters westward. For this motion, what is the direction of the displacement?

• eastward

• westward

Distance is always greater than, or equal to, the magnitude of displacement.

• true

• false