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What is the displacement of an airplane that takes off and ascends 10,000 feet in the air but, to avoid turbulence, descends down 2,000 feet? A. 8,000 feet total B. 8,000 feet up C. 18,000 feet total D.
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What is the displacement of an airplane that takes off and ascends 10,000 feet in the air but, to avoid turbulence, descends down 2,000 feet?
A. 8,000 feet total
B. 8,000 feet up
C. 18,000 feet total
D. 18,000 feet up
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I think a or b hope it helps
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I think it’s A because ascending means going up 10,000 then descending is going down 2,000 so in all they are 8,000 feet above the ground
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