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Pablo leaves

the science
lab and walks
10 meters
west to the
drinking
fountain.
Then he
walks 35
meters east
to a chess
club
meeting.
What was his
total
displacement
from the
science lab to
the chess
club
meetina?

2 Answers

4 votes

Answer:

25 meters east

Step-by-step explanation:

Distance is the total amount of meters traveled by an object.

Displacement is how far away an object is from its original position at the end.

Pablo's original position is the science lab and Pablo's final position is at the chess club. Since you want to find the displacement, you want to find how far Pablo is from the science lab.

You find it by subtracting 35-10=25.

Since Pablo moved 10 m west, he was 10 m away from the lab. But, he moved 35 m east after. So, he went back the 10 m to the lab, plus the 25 m to reach the club, or a total of 35 m.

Very lengthy, but hope you understand!

User Cagatay Gurturk
by
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3 votes

Answer:

25 m east

Step-by-step explanation:

hope this helps.

User Sandeep Pal
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