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A woman runs 100 meters north, and then 70 meters south, her total displacement is 30 m south 30 m north 170 m south 170 m north

Glencoe Physics: Principles and Problems, Student Edition

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ISBN:9780078807213

Author:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Publisher:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Chapter2: Representing Motion

Section: Chapter Questions

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A woman runs 100 meters north, and then 70 meters south, her total displacement is

30 m south

30 m north

170 m south

170 m north

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