A runner starts at Point B and runs to point A then to point D and finally stops at point C. The runner's total distance was m. The runner's total displacement was BLANK m East.
A
4M
B
4M
C
8M
D
8M
1 answer
The runner's total displacement cannot be determined without additional information. Displacement is a vector quantity that considers both magnitude and direction. In this case, we need to know the directions in which the runner runs from each point in order to calculate the displacement.