Question

A ball is rolled uphill a distance of 6 meters before it slows, stops, and begins to roll back. The ball rolls downhill 4 meters before coming to a rest against a tree. What is the total displacement of the ball?

Answer 1

2 m uphill

Step-by-step explanation:

The displacement can be calculated as the difference between the final position and the initial position.

In this case, the initial position is 0 m

And the final position is

6 m - 4m = 2 m

Because the ball rolled 6 m uphill and then 4 m downhill.

Then, the displacement is equal to

Displacement = Final position - Initial position

Displacement = 2 m - 0 m

Displacement = 2 m

Therefore, the total displacement of the ball is 2 m uphill