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Stan walks 10km west to the grocery store. He shops then walks back 10 km east back to his house What distance did he cover? What was his displacement?​
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Stan walks 10km west to the grocery store. He shops then walks back 10 km east back to his house What distance did he cover? What was his displacement?​

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His displaceent is 0 km because he ends his walk where he started. The total distance of his walk is 20 km because he walks 10 km to the store + 10km back home.

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