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Give an example of a trip you might take in your car for which the distance traveled as measured on your car’s odometer is not equal to the displacement between your initial and final positions.

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Chapter3: Motion Along A Straight Line

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Problem 5CQ: Does a car’s odometer measure distance traveled or displacement?

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