Question

A cyclist maintains a constant velocity of
5.6 m/s headed away from point A. At some
initial time, the cyclist is 245 m from point A.
What will be his displacement from his
starting position after 58 s?
Answer in units of m

Answer 1

324.8m?

Answer 2

meh, I tried.

Answer 3

lol I think I got something like that too but it's wrong ._.

Answer 4

Well i tried

Answer 5

What's the correct answer?

Answer 6

It doesn't tell you

Answer 7

324.8 seconds, did you put that in????

Answer 8

324.8 m*

Answer 9

oh thanks :)

Answer 10

Is it accepted as the correct answer???

Answer 11

yes it is do you know
what will be his position from point A after that time? answer in units of m

Answer 12

After what time?

Answer 13

58 seconds I believe

Answer 14

His position at that time you gave will be x2 = 324.8m. He started at x1 =0 and ended up at x2 =324.8m

Answer 15

wait so the 245 doesn't matter?

Answer 16

For that question it doesn't matter.

Answer 17

well then why is it part B for this question? lol I mean you may be right but I don't understand why it would be the same answer

Answer 18

Maybe to see if you understand what position and displacement means.

Answer 19

Maybe you're right

Answer 20

Anyway, check to see if that position answer is right!

Answer 21

Nope it's wrong

Answer 22

Then maybe they don't mean after 58 seconds.

Answer 23

maybe we add the 245?

Answer 24

Yay it was right :D

Answer 25

What was right?

Answer 26

adding 245 to 324.8

Answer 27

Doesn't make sense though.

Answer 28

Noooo idea I just know it worked. I think it's cuz it started with it already being 245 m away from A then after 58 secs it was further

Answer 29

Ohhh in that case you calculate the distance covered in 58 seconds then add it to 245 and that would give five hundred and something...

Answer 30

yep that's the right answer to the second part

Answer 31

Ok.