1. The cat went to the right 5 m, walked 6 m to the left. a. What is the total distance that the cat covered? b. Where is the cat now with respect to where it started?

The total distance the cat covered is the sum of the distances it walked in each direction. So, 5 m to the right plus 6 m to the left equals 11 m. Therefore, the cat covered a total distance of 11 m. Now, when we look at the cat's position relative to where it started, we take the right movement as positive and the left movement as negative. The calculation goes like this: 5 m (right) - 6 m (left) equals -1 m. This means the cat is now 1 m to the left of its starting point.