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A person bikes 15km south and then 3km east what is there displacement

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From the question, we can deduce the following:

• The bike moves 15 km south

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• Then moves 3 km east.

Let's determine the displacement.

The displacement refers to change in the initial position of an object.

To find the displacement, apply Pythagorean Theorem:


d=\sqrt[]{15^2+3^2}

SOlving further:


\begin{gathered} d=\sqrt[]{225+9} \\ \\ d=\sqrt[]{234} \\ \\ d=15.3\operatorname{km} \end{gathered}

Therefore, the displacement is 15.3 km south east

ANSWER:

15.3 km

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