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You drive a car 640 m to the east, then 340 m to the north what is the magnitude of your displacement

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Magnitude of displacement =
√(640^2 + 340^2)

Adding the squares gives displacement =
√(525,200)

Displacement =
√(525,200) ≈ 724.7m

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