Question

A soccer ball is kicked 8 m north. Then a teammate kicks it 6 m east into the goal. What is the soccer ball’s displacement from where it was first kicked?

14 m northeast
4 m southeast
10 m northeast
100 m northeast

Answer 1

10 m northeast

Step-by-step explanation:

use the Pythagorean theorem to solve for the hypotenuse

8^2 + 6^2 = c^2

64 + 36 = c^2

100 = c^2

10 = c

Answer 2

the displacement is zero and the distance is 100 meters

Step-by-step explanation: