Question

When is displacement positive and when negative?

Answer 1

displacement is in forward direction is positive and in backward direction is negative

Answer 2

Answer:

It is always positive and is equal to the absolute value, or magnitude, of thedisplacement. If one follows the rule of always subtracting the first position from the second, the sign always works out to be positive if thedisplacement is to the right andnegative if the displacement is to the left.