A tiger paces back and forth along the front of its cage, which is 8 m wide. The tiger starts from the right side of the cage, paces to the left side, then back to the right side, and finally back to the left.
a. What total distance has the tiger paced?
b. What is the tiger's resultant displacement?

i think its

potential energy is directly proportional to height.

more height = more potential energy.

greatest increase in height = greatest increase in potential energy

where are the points with the greatest increase in height ?

has to be c-e or d-e .

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