a basketball gets thrown 7 meters vertically into the air and then come back down. what are the displacement and distance of the basketballs path

Answer 1

The displacement of the basketball's path is 0 meters because the basketball starts and ends at the same height.

The distance of the basketball's path is the sum of the distance traveled upwards and downwards.

When the basketball is thrown upwards, it travels 7 meters vertically.

When it comes back down, it also travels 7 meters vertically.

Therefore, the total distance of the basketball's path is 7 + 7 = 14 meters.