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11.A person walks 2 miles and stops to rest. She continues in the same direction for another 2 miles. a. What is her distance? b. What is her displacement?
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11.A person walks 2 miles and stops to rest. She continues in the same direction

for another 2 miles.
a. What is her distance?
b. What is her displacement?

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Answer:

A. Her distance is 4 miles.

B. Her displacement is positive.

Step-by-step explanation:

She traveled 2 miles and then 2 miles so 2 + 2 = 4.

Displacement is the change in direction but she didn't change direction and continued in the same direction so the displacement would be positive.

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