Question

The diagram to the right tracks the path of an object moving in a straight line. At which point is the object farthest from its starting point? Explain.

Answer 1

Point B

Step-by-step explanation:

Clearly the object is at a point of displacement 0 at time 0. It moves ahead to a point A at time t1. Then it continues further in the same direction to a point B at time t2. Then the object retraces its path backwards and returns to its starting point at the point C on the graph. Here its displacement is back to 0.

Thus at point B in the graph the object is farthest from the starting point.

Answer 2

B

Step-by-step explanation:

At position A the object is a certain distance from the origin, at position B it is the maximum distance away from the origin, and at C the object is back at the point of origin