Displacement vs. Distance Traveled

Exercise 5 under Activities asks you to

The following diagram illustrates the situation. The path traveled by the ball is shown in blue, the displacement vector in green.

What is the ball's overall displacement = D, expressed in x and y components?

= D = f - i

= (-15, 15) - (20, -10) = (-15-20, 15-(-10)) = (-35, 25) m.