Answer:
22.7 meters
Explanation:
Let's remind the difference between distance and displacement:
- distance: the total distance travelled by an object in all its paths
- displacement: the different between the final and initial position of the object
In this case, the problem asks to find the distance covered by the ball. This will be the sum of the distances covered by the ball in each part of its motion, therefore:
[tex]d=13.2 m+9.5 m=22.7 m[/tex]
(instead, the displacement will be the difference between the final and initial position of the ball, therefore:
[tex]d=13.2 m-9.5 m=3.7 m[/tex])
