State why, for motion along a straight line, the total displacement of a journey…

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

Problem

State why, for motion along a straight line, the total displacement of a journey consisting of successive time intervals is equal to the algebraic sum of the individual displacements in those intervals.

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