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Nancy walks 100 m west and then 60 m east. What is Nancy's displacement?

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Answer:

40m to the East

Step-by-step explanation:

Displacement is the distance moved in a specific direction. When writing the displacement value of a moving body, the direction must be put in the description.

Displacement takes into account the start and finish position of a body.

100m

Start -------------------------------------------------------------- →

60m

Final ←----------------------------------

Displacement = 100m - 60m = 40m

Therefore, the displacement is 40m due east

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