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Your friend skis 2.00 kmkm east and then 1.90 kmkm north. How far is he from the starting point? Express your answers in kilometers.

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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Express your answers in kilometers.

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