Examine the scenario.

A child starts at a position of 2 m east of his house. He moves 1 m south, 5 m west, and then 1 m north.
What is his displacement for this trip?

5 m west

1 m north

3 m west

7 m
A?

4 answers

1 S + 1 N = 0
5 W = 5 W
We are interested in his motion vector, not where he started
so in the end his displacement vector was 5 W
it is 3 M West
Katy is right, it's 3m west
3m WEST