Answer:
Displacement=10 meters
Explanation:
The displacement is the direct path from the first contact with the ball and the last spot it was seen in. The ball was kicked north 8 meters, meaning it was kicked vertically upward, and then it was kicked east 6 meters, or to the right. If we were to draw the displacement we would see that this is a right triangle. That means we can use the Pythagorean Theorem:
[tex]a^2+b^2=c^2\\8^2+6^2=c^2\\64+36=c^2\\c^2=100\\\sqrt{c} =\sqrt{100} \\c=10[/tex]
Boom.
