Displacement is the change in position. It's a vector quantity, meaning it has both magnitude (how much) and direction.
Here's what we need to know:
* Starting position: Where did the ball begin?
* Ending position: Where did the ball end up?
Example:
Imagine a ball starts at point A and moves to point B.
* If point A is 5 meters east of a reference point, and point B is 10 meters east of the same reference point: The ball's displacement is 5 meters east (10 meters - 5 meters).
* If point A is 5 meters east and point B is 5 meters west: The ball's displacement is 10 meters west (because it moved 5 meters east and then 5 meters west, resulting in a net change of 10 meters west).
Important Note:
Displacement is *not* the same as distance. Distance is the total length of the path traveled, while displacement is the straight-line distance between the starting and ending points.
Let me know the starting and ending positions of the ball, and I can calculate its displacement!
