Three runners take off from the same point on a straight, 1 kilometer long path. Runner A runs at a pace of 10 km/hr, runner B runs at 12 km/hr, and runner C runs at 8 km/hr. At the end of the race, which runner had the greatest displacement? Runner A Runner B Runner C All runners had the same displacement

Three runners take off from the same point on a straight, 1 kilometer long path. Runner A runs at a pace of 10 km/hr, runner B runs at 12 km/hr, and runner C runs at 8 km/hr. At the end of the race, which runner had the greatest displacement? Runner A Runner B Runner C All runners had the same displacement

Glencoe Physics: Principles and Problems, Student Edition

1st Edition

ISBN:9780078807213

Author:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Publisher:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Chapter5: Displacement And Force In Two Dimensions

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 61A

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