Question

If john is traveling at 8 feet per minute east for 2 hours what is his displacement

Answer 1

960 ft.

Step-by-step explanation:

1. convert feet per minute to feet per hour.

`((8ft)/(1min) )((60min)/(1h))=480ft/h`

2. Calculate the displacement.

`(2h)(480ft/h)=960ft`

Hope this helps

Answer 2

16 feet

Step-by-step explanation:

We know that:

`\displaystyle{\vec{v} = \frac{\vec{s}}{t}}`

We can solve for
`\displaystyle{\vec{s}}` which results in:

`\displaystyle{\vec{s} = \vec{v}{t}}`

Where
`\displaystyle{\vec{s}}` is displacement,
`\displaystyle{\vec{v}}` is velocity and
`\displaystyle{t}` is time.

Since John is travelling 8 feet per minute to east for 2 hours. Therefore, our velocity will be 8 m/s (Define that west is negative and east is positive) and time will be 2 hours.

Substitute in the formula:

`\displaystyle{\vec{s} = 8 * 2}\\\\\displaystyle{\vec{s} = 16 \ \sf{feet}}`

Therefore, his displacement will be 16 feet.