17-05-2016
Physics

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A cat jumps 1m forward, then crawls 0.2m backwards. What is the displacement of the cat?

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benjaminmanus benjaminmanus

17-05-2016

Displacement refers to how far out of place an object is. So if the cat jumps a meter forward, than crawls back .2 meters, the cat is .8 meters out of place

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ashheather ashheather

17-05-2016

I think its 0.8m because 1+(-0.2)=0.8

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