A sailboat ends up 7 miles to the west of a pier. Which statement is true about this situation?(1 point)

Responses

It describes displacement, which is a scalar quantity.
It describes displacement, which is a scalar quantity.

It describes displacement, which is a vector quantity.
It describes displacement, which is a vector quantity.

It describes distance, which is a scalar quantity.
It describes distance, which is a scalar quantity.

It describes distance, which is a vector quantity.

1 answer

The correct statement is:

It describes displacement, which is a vector quantity.

Displacement is defined as the change in position of an object and is represented by both a magnitude and a direction, making it a vector quantity.