You are racing your dog next to a football field. You run from the 10 yard line to the 50 yard line, then turn around and run back to the 30 yard line. What is your distance? What is your displacement?

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Shiloh Gray

Physics

15 June, 05:34

You are racing your dog next to a football field. You run from the 10 yard line to the 50 yard line, then turn around and run back to the 30 yard line. What is your distance? What is your displacement?

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Alfonso Singleton · Answer 1

Answer:60 m, 20 m

Explanation:

Given

You ran 10 yard line to 50 yard line therefore total distance traveled is 40 yard

Finally you turned around and came back to 30 yard line

Therefore total distance is 40+20=60 m (From 50 yard line to 30 yard line it is 20 yards)

Displacement=30-10=20 yards