Question

1. a student leaves his house and gets on the bus to go to school. he spends all day at school, then rides home. he notices he took about 6,000 steps today since he left his house. what is the best description of the students displacement at the end of the day?

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the displacement is much greater than zero because he took 6,000 steps during the day.

the displacement is actually less than zero because it is negative because he went back to his house.

the displacement is best described by 3,000 steps because he only doubled his steps when he went back to where he started.

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Explanation:

Displacement is the straight - line distance from the initial to the final position. The student starts at home, goes to school, and then returns home. So, the initial and final positions are the same.

Answer:

The displacement is zero because he ended up at the same place he started.