An object is placed at 0 on a number line. it moves 3 units to the right, then 4 units to the left, and then 6 units to the right. the displacement of the object is

The correct answer is: +5

Explanation:

An object is placed at 0; it means:

Initial position of the object = 0.

Now it moves to 3 units to right, so keeping the standard cartesian coordinate system in mind (in right right x-axis is positive and left x-axis is right), the new position of the object will be +3.

Object now moves 4 units to the left, it means +3 - 4 = -1; object is at the position -1.

Object then moves 6 units to the right, therefore,

Final position of the object = -1 + 6 = +5.

Displacement = Final position - Initial position

Displacement = +5 - 0 = +5

d₁ = displacement of tern from arctic to antarctic = 11000 miles

d₂ = displacement of tern from antarctic to arctic =   - 11000 miles

d = total displacement for the journey

total displacement for the journey is given as

d = d₁ + d₂

d = 11000 + (-11000)

d = 0 miles

t₁ = time of travel from arctic to antarctic = 3 months = 3 x 30 days = 90 days

t₂ = time of travel from antarctic to arctic = 3 months = 3 x 30 days = 90 days

t = total time of travel

total time of travel is given as

t = t₁ + t₂

t = 90 + 90

t = 180 days

average velocity is given as

average velocity = total displacement/ total time

v = d/t

v = 0/180

v = 0 miles/day