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Find the total displacement of a mouse that travels 1.0m north and then 0.8m south.
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Find the total displacement of a mouse that travels 1.0m north and then 0.8m south.

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In this case two vectors are colinear and they have an opposite orientation.
N + ( - S ) = N - S = 1 m - 0.8 m = 0.2 m
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The total displacement is 0.2 m north.
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