A cockroach is crawling along the walls inside a cubical room that has an edge length of 3 m. If the cockroach starts from the back lower left-hand corner of the cube and finishes at the front upper right hand corner, what is the magnitude of the displacement of the cockroach? What is the distance covered by the cockroach?

A cockroach is crawling along the walls inside a cubical room that has an edge length of 3 m. If the cockroach starts from the back lower left-hand corner of the cube and finishes at the front upper right hand corner, what is the magnitude of the displacement of the cockroach? What is the distance covered by the cockroach?

University Physics Volume 1

18th Edition

ISBN:9781938168277

Author:William Moebs, Samuel J. Ling, Jeff Sanny

Publisher:William Moebs, Samuel J. Ling, Jeff Sanny

Chapter2: Vectors

Section: Chapter Questions

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