Complete Question
A football coach walks 18 meters westward, then 12 meters eastward, then 28 meters westward, and finally 14 meters eastward.
a
From this motion what is the distance covered
b
What is the magnitude and direction of the displacement
Answer:
a
b
Magnitude
Direction
West
Step-by-step explanation:
From the question we are told that
The first distance covered westward is
![d_w_1 = 18 \ m /tex]</p><p> The first distance covered eastward is [tex]d_e1 = 12 \ m /tex]</p><p> The second distance covered westward is [tex]d_w_2 = 28 \ m /tex]</p><p> The second distance covered eastward is [tex]d_e2 = 14 \ m /tex]</p><p> </p><p>Generally the distance covered is mathematically represented as </p><p> [tex]D = d_w1 + d_w2 + d_e1 + d_e2]()
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For the second question eastward is in the direction of the positive x-axis so it would be positive and westward is in the direction of the negative x-axis so it would be negative
The magnitude of the displacement is
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The direction is west