The hamster starts 5 feet to the left of the refrigerator. Since negative values are assigned to positions to the left, its starting position is -5 feet.
It then travels 20 feet to the right of the refrigerator. Since positive values are assigned to positions to the right, the hamster's position after this part of the journey is +20 feet.
It ends its journey directly in front of the refrigerator, which can be considered as position 0 feet.
To find the displacement, we need to calculate the difference between the final position and the starting position.
Displacement = Final position - Starting position = (0) - (-5) = 0 + 5 = 5 feet.
Therefore, the displacement of the hamster is 5 feet.
A hamster in a ball begins its journey 5 feet to the left of a refrigerator, travels 20 feet to the right of the refrigerator, and ends its journey directly in front of the refrigerator.
If negative values are assigned to positions to the left of its starting position and positive values are assigned to positions to the right of its starting position, what is the displacement of the hamster?
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