Moving forward a negative distance is the same as moving backward a positive distance.

a. True

b. False

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Mathematics

Mauricio Alexander

8 January, 12:37

Moving forward a negative distance is the same as moving backward a positive distance.

a. True

b. False

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Myah Hooper · Answer 1

The answer is: False, because, by definition, the distance (which is a scalar quantity) is the absolute value of the displacement. This means that the distance cannot be negative, but the displacement (which is define as a vector quantity can be positive or negative.

Moving forward a negative distance is the same as moving backward a positive distance.a. Trueb. False

Moving forward a negative distance is the same as moving backward a positive distance.

a. True

b. False