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A person walking 1 mile everyday for exercise, leaving her front porch at 9:00 am and returning to her front porch at 9:25 am. What is the total displacement of her daily walk? A) 1 mile B) 0 C) 25 minutes
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A person walking 1 mile everyday for exercise, leaving her front porch at 9:00 am and returning to her front porch at 9:25 am. What is the total displacement of her daily walk?

A) 1 mile
B) 0
C) 25 minutes
D) none of the above

User Marcel Derks
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B.
Displacement measures how far it is from the starting location to and final location.
Since the person returns to the starting point, displacement is 0 miles no matter how long he travels.
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