Question

hermans coworker was celebrating their birthday. on his way to work, herman rode his moped 2.6 miles to the grocery store to pick up snacks for the office party. he then continued 1.1 miles in the same direction to his office building. assume the direction herman started riding is the positive direction. what was hermans displacement? miles

Explanation:

Step1: Define displacement concept

Displacement is the straight - line distance from the starting point to the ending point.

Step2: Calculate total displacement

Since Herman moves in the same positive direction, we add the two distances. The first distance $d_1 = 2.6$ miles and the second distance $d_2=1.1$ miles. The displacement $d=d_1 + d_2$.
$d=2.6+1.1$
$d = 3.7$

Answer:

$3.7$