A student walks west from a lamp-post and then immediately walks east to reach a shop

PHYSICS · Subjective · AP · Physics 1: Algebra-based · Kinematics · Kinematics

Problem

A student walks

120\,\text{m}

west from a lamp-post and then immediately walks

120\,\text{m}

east to reach a shop. State the distance covered and the displacement for the entire walk, and briefly explain why the two values are different.