4. A baseball player hits a triple and ends up on third base. A baseball "diamond" is a square, each side of length 27.4 m, with home plate and the three bases on the four corners. What is the magnitude of the player's displacement?

4. A baseball player hits a triple and ends up on third base. A baseball "diamond" is a square, each side of length 27.4 m, with home plate and the three bases on the four corners. What is the magnitude of the player's displacement?

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4. A baseball player hits a triple and ends up on third base. A baseball
"diamond" is a square, each side of length 27.4 m, with home plate and
the three bases on the four corners. What is the magnitude of the player's
displacement?

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