Read the scenario.

Question

A cyclist starts at a position of 0 m and takes 3 s to move east to a position of +8 m. He then cycles west to a position of +5 m which takes an additional 2 s.

What is the cyclist’s displacement?

- 8 m
+5 m
-5 m
+11 m
can someone show me how to do this?

Answer 1

The distance from start to finish.

The displacement is +5m.

Answer 2

thanks