A particle moves on X-Y coordinate system. It starts from X1 = -8m then moved to X2 = 14m, then it came back to the original point and moved 16m on the y-axis. What is the ?total distance and net displacement

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 A particle moves on X-Y coordinate system. It starts from X1 = -8m then moved to X2 = 14m, then it came back to the original point and moved 16m on the y-axis. What is the ?total distance and net displacement

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