SOLUTION: If a man travels with a velocity of 20 m/s [west] for 10 seconds and then without stopping accelerates at 3 m/s^2 [east] for 4 seconds, what is his total displacement?

Question 1110272: If a man travels with a velocity of 20 m/s [west] for 10 seconds and then without stopping accelerates at 3 m/s^2 [east] for 4 seconds, what is his total displacement?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let's break it up.
For the first 10 seconds,

For the next 4 seconds,

So,

256 meters west of start point

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