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A racecar goes 7 blocks due north, 3 blocks due east, and another 1 block due north. If all the blocks are equal in size, what is the magnitude of the racecar’s displacement from beginning to end?

Glencoe Physics: Principles and Problems, Student Edition

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ISBN:9780078807213

Author:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Publisher:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Chapter5: Displacement And Force In Two Dimensions

Section5.1: Vectors

Problem 3PP

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