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A bald eagle flies a distance of 140 km, north in 1.5 hours. Then it flies another 45 km in the same direction for half an hour. How much is the eagle’s total displacement? What is it’s velocity?

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Chapter5: Displacement And Force In Two Dimensions

Section5.1: Vectors

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