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Displacement vectors of 4km south, 2km north, 5km south, and 5km north combine. What is the total displacement?

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If you ADD those displacements,

(4 km south) + (5 km south) = 9 km south
and
(2 km north) + (5 km north) = 7 km north

Then (9 km south) + (7 km north) = 2 km south
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