A straight road runs east–west

PHYSICS · Multi-part · CBSE · Physics · Motion in a Plane · Motion in a Plane

Problem

A straight road runs east–west. A shop (S) is taken as the origin (0 m). A house (H) is at +60 m+60\,\text{m} and a lamp post (L) is at −40 m-40\,\text{m} along the road. (a) What is the position of L relative to H? (b) If L is chosen as the new origin, state the positions of S and H with sign and unit.

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