Question

You take one step forward and two steps back, how many steps do you have to take to get where you started?

A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4

Answer 1

To counteract the net displacement of one step backward, you must take one step forward. The correct answer is A) 1.To get back to where you started after taking one step forward and two steps back, you need to take one step backward.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question involves a basic mathematical concept of displacement, which can be thought of in terms of vectors. When you take one step forward and then two steps back, you have a net displacement of one step backward. To return to where you started, which is zero displacement, you need to counteract that one step backward by moving one step forward.

If we denote one step forward as +1 and one step back as -1, then: +1 (forward) + (-2) (backward) = -1. To get back to zero, we need to add +1 (one step forward), giving us: -1 + 1 = 0. So, the correct answer is A) 1.