Answer:
A) 35 ft
B) 5 ft
C) Net displacement = distance covered by the dog to retrieve the stick - distance covered before the dog starts chewing the stick
Explanation:
A) Total distance covered by the dog = 20 + 15
= 35 ft
B) Since the other distance covered by the dog before chewing the stick, after the retrieval, was in an opposite direction to the initial direction, then;
total displacement of the dog = 20 - 15
= 5 ft
C) Net displacement = distance covered by the dog to retrieve the stick + distance covered before the dog starts chewing the stick
But, displacement involves a specified direction. The distance covered before the dog starts chewing the stick was in an opposite direction to the initial direction.
Thus,
Net displacement = distance covered by the dog to retrieve the stick - distance covered before the dog starts chewing the stick
