SOLUTION: A student walks to school 8 blocks east of home. He returns home for lunch and then back to school. What is his displacement?
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Question 962907: A student walks to school 8 blocks east of home. He returns home for lunch and then back to school. What is his displacement?
Answer by EdenWolf(517) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
His displacement is 8 blocks east.
Explanation:
When he walks to school, he walks 8 blocks east.
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Then he returns home for lunch. It is the same distance. 8 blocks west.
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The two distances cancel each other out.
Then he returns back to school. Same distance.
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So his displacement is 8 blocks east.
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