College Physics
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Author: Paul Peter Urone, Roger Hinrichs
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Chapter 2, Problem 2PE
Find the following for path B in Figure 2.59: (a) The distance traveled. (b) The magnitude of the displacement from start to finish. (c) The displacement from start to finish.
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