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Please help guyss!!!

You leave your house walk 2 miles north to go to the store, then 3 miles south to go to a friend's house. What is your total DISPLACEMENT and DISTANCE traveled?​

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Step-by-step explanation:

The distance traveled north ward = 2 miles

distance traveled south ward = 3miles

Displacement is the distance traveled in a specific direction. So, it depend on the start and finish point.

The displacement = 3 miles - 2miles = 1mile southward

Distance is the total length of path;

Distance = 3 miles + 2 miles = 5miles

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