Answer:

ruthie walks 45 m east, and then moves 40 m west. if east is chosen as the positive direction, what is ruthie's resultant displacement?

Anonymous

Jun 19, 2017

In a lot of math and science problems, it is vital to first understand the meaning/definition of terms.

Here "displacement" is used as:

"final position less initial position".

Use a blank piece of paper to help you figure out the final position with respect to the initial, and propose an answer according to the above definition

Answer and Explanation:

Jimmy walks 35m west, another 17m west and then 67m east

Hope it helps