Question

The figure shows a graph of Allison’s walk to school. She follows the black vectors to get to her school. Which if the following best describes her walk?

Answer 1

Allison walks 5 blocks west and 3 blocks south.

Step-by-step explanation:

Vectors have both magnitude and direction. The attached figure shows the graph of Allison’s walk to school. She follows the black vectors to get to her school.

The first vector on the horizontal axis points towards west and there are 5 blocks. Initially, she walks 5 blocks in west direction.

The second vector points in the negative vertical axis. It means that she walks 3 block in south direction.

Hence, the correct option is (D) i.e. Allison walks 5 blocks west and 3 blocks south.