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If John travels from the house to the tree, then to the rock, then to the swing and finally goes back to the house, the distance he travels is
14 M
11 M
6 M
0 M
If John travels from the house to the tree, then to the rock, then to the swing and finally goes back to the house, his displacment is
14 M
11 M
3 M
0 M
If John travels from the house to the tree, then to the rock and finally to the swing. What is the distance he traveled?
14 m
11m
7 m
0 m

If John travels from the house to the tree, then to the rock and finally to the swing. What is his displacement?
14 m north
7 m east
3 m south
0 m south
Remember that displacement is measured in a straight line, so how can you figure out the displacement if John travels from the house to the rock? Hint: It has to do with something you learned in math…
5 m 2
7 m2
0 m 2
2 m2