A hiker walks east along a straight trail and then west

PHYSICS · Subjective · A Level · Physics · Mechanics and materials · Mechanics and materials

Problem

A hiker walks 120 m120\,\text{m} east along a straight trail and then 50 m50\,\text{m} west. Using east as the positive direction, calculate the hiker's resultant displacement (include its sign) and state whether displacement is a scalar or a vector quantity.

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