A ball is thrown upward from an initial height of 1.5m the ball reaches a height of 5m then falls to the ground . What Is the distance traveled by the ball? What is the displacement of the ball?

Explanation:

In this problem, we are expected to solve/find the total distance traveled and also the displacement of the ball.

given that the initial height is 1.5m and was thrown to a height of 5m

the total distance covered when the ball falls to the ground

Note (see attached a rough sketch for the pictorial explanation)

1.  The distance for A to B= 3.5 m

2. The distance from B to A= 3.5 m

3. The distance fro A to C= 1.5 m

the total distance is 3.5+3.5+1.5= 8.5m  

the displacement is simply the difference  between the final position and the initial position

displacent= 5-1.5= 3.5m