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4. A cockroach crawls 4.5 mm South, 3 mm E 40° N and then 4.8 mm to the West. Compute the cockroach's resultant displacement.

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4. A cockroach crawls 4.5 mm South, 3 mm E 40° N and then 4.8 mm to the West.
Compute the cockroach's resultant displacement.
E
W
R
4.5 mm
4.8 mm
3 mm

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