Questions: Referring to the figure, you walk from your home to the library, then to the park. (Figure 1)
What is the distance traveled?
What is your displacement?
Transcript text: Referring to the figure, you walk from your home to the library, then to the park. (Figure 1)
What is the distance traveled?
What is your displacement? $\square$
Solution
Solution Steps
Step 1: Determine the Distance Traveled
The distance traveled is the sum of the distances from your house to the library and from the library to the park.
From your house to the library: 0.75 mi + 0.60 mi = 1.35 mi
From the library to the park: 0.35 mi
Total distance traveled: 1.35 mi + 0.35 mi = 1.70 mi
Step 2: Calculate the Displacement
Displacement is the straight-line distance from the starting point (your house) to the final point (the park).
From your house to the park: 0.75 mi + 0.60 mi = 1.35 mi