Question

with his surfboard in hand, jim walked 260 feet in a straight line from his beach house to the ocean. assume the direction jim walked is the positive direction. what distance did jim walk? 260 feet what was jims displacement? feet

Explanation:

Step1: Understand displacement concept

Displacement is the straight - line distance from the starting point to the ending point with direction. Since Jim walked in a straight line in the positive direction for 260 feet from his starting point (beach house) to the ending point (ocean), the magnitude of displacement is equal to the distance traveled in a straight - line.

Answer:

260