Asked by Brandi

need help understanding how to do this problem. "A swimmer swims a half lap, moving from the left end to the right end of a pool that is 50 meters long. What is the distance and what is the displacement? Thanks...
Answered by DrBob222
Half a lap is 25 meters. So the distance is 25 m. Where did s/he end up? 25 m from where s/he started. So the displacement is 25 m. I don't know the context of the problem but there could be a + or - sign for the displacement.
Answered by celeste
A swimmer swims a half lap, moving from the left end to the right end of a pool that is 50 meters long. what is the displacement?
Answered by .
50m is the distance and 50m is the displacement
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