Question

What is the displacement of an object that moves from the origin to a position at -12 m

Answer 1

displacement is the shortest distance travelled...

hence in this case the displacement will simply be 12m

Answer 2

d = -12 m

Step-by-step explanation:

Displacement is defined as change in the position of the object

it is the shortest distance between initial and final position of the object

so it is given as

`\vec d = \vec r_2 - \vec r_1`

now we have

`\vec r_2 = -12 m`

`\vec r_1 = 0`

so we have

`\vec d = (-12 m) - (0)`

so the displacement would be -12 m

it is 12 m in magnitude with negative direction displacement