Question

you walk 2 miles east, then turn around and walk 2 miles west. what is true about the values of your distance and displacement? (1 point)
you walked a distance of 4 miles and your displacement was 4 miles east.
you walked a distance of 0 miles and your displacement was 0 miles.
you walked a distance of 4 miles and your displacement was 0 miles.
you walked a distance of 0 miles and your displacement was 4 miles east.

Explanation:

Step1: Define distance

Distance is total path length. Walked 2 miles east and 2 miles west, so distance = 2 + 2 = 4 miles.

Step2: Define displacement

Displacement is straight - line distance from start to end. Started and ended at same point, so displacement = 0 miles.

Answer:

You walked a distance of 4 miles and your displacement was 0 miles.