Clarence is taking his dog for a walk around town. After wandering around for an hour, his mother calls him, telling him dinner will be served soon, and asks him how far away he is. What value would be more helpful for him to give, his distance or his displacement?

22. the top of a cliff is located a distance h above the ground. at a distance h/2 there is a branch that juts out from the side of the cliff, and on this branch a bird's nest is located. two children throw stones at the nest with the same initial speed, one stone straight downward from the top of the cliff and the other stone straight upward from the ground. in the absence of air resistance, which stone hits the nest in the least amount of time?