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

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

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

Answer 1

The correct statement is:

It describes displacement, which is a vector quantity.

Displacement refers to the change in position and has both magnitude and direction (in this case, 7 miles to the west), making it a vector quantity. Distance, on the other hand, is a scalar quantity that only describes magnitude and not direction.