Question

Patrice walks 4.0 blocks east and then turns north and jogs 6.0 blocks. She then turns west and walks another 4.0 blocks. What is the distance she has traveled? 0.0 blocks 6.0 blocks 8.0 blocks 14.0 blocks

Answer 1

Your answer should be D) 14.0 blocks. Hope this helps :D.

Answer 2

Distance is a scalar quantity.hence it has magnitude only and no direction.Total distance is given simply by the length of the actual path followed by the object. So we calculate the total distance traveled by patrice by simply taking the sum of the distances traveled by him in various direction.

Total distance = 4.0 blocks + 6.0 blocks + 4.0 blocks

Total distance = 14 blocks

Hence correct choice is 14.0 blocks