Question

John traveled East at 10 m/s for ten
seconds. He realized he had gone too
far and made a U-turn. He traveled
West at 5 m/s for six seconds. Calculate
John's displacement.
a. 30 m
b. 70 m
C. 100 m
d. 130 m

Answer 1

Answer:

Option D

130 m

Explanation:

From the concept of speed, distance=speed*time

When traveling East, displacement=10*10=100 m (since he takes 10 seconds while traveling at a speed of 10 m/s)

When traveling West, displacement=5*6=30 m (since John takes 6 seconds to travel at a speed of 5 m/s)

Total displacement=Displacement East+ Displacement West=100+30=130 m