Question

While on stage introducing the iPhone, Steve Jobs walked 6 meters to the right, 1 meter to the left, 8 meters to the right, and then 4 meters to the left. His final displacement was _________ _______ to the right.

a) 5 meters
b) 2 meters
c) 7 meters
d) 3 meters

Answer 1

Steve Jobs' final displacement after his movements on stage was 4 meters to the right, resulting from the net directional movements.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find Steve Jobs' final displacement while he was introducing the iPhone on stage, we need to calculate the net directional movement, taking into account that rightward movements are positive and leftward ones are negative.

Starting with Steve's movements:

• 6 meters to the right
• 1 meter to the left
• 8 meters to the right
• 4 meters to the left

To calculate the displacement, we sum these movements taking their directions into account:

Displacement = (6 meters right) - (1 meter left) + (8 meters right) - (4 meters left) = 6 m - 1 m + 8 m - 4 m = 9 m - 5 m = 4 meters to the right.

Therefore, the correct answer is that Steve Jobs' final displacement was 4 meters to the right.