Question

Cellus

An object ends up at a position of
327 m after a displacement of -144 m.
What was its initial position?
(Unit = m)

Answer 1

Its initial position was 471 m.

Step-by-step explanation:

We have,

Final position of the object is 327 m

Displacement of the object is -144 m

It is required to find its initial position. The difference of final and initial position is equal to the displacement of the object. So,

`d=\text{final position}-\text{initial position}\\\\-144=327-\text{initial position}\\\\\text{initial position}=327+144\\\\\text{initial position}=471\ m`

So, its initial position was 471 m.