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Neil pogo sticks to his science class. He travels 8m east the 4m north. What distance did he cover What is his displacement?
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Neil pogo sticks to his science class. He travels 8m east the 4m north. What distance did he cover What is his displacement?

User Just J For Now
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| 4m North
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8 m
East

Use the Pythagorean theorem to solve for displacement

a² + b² = c²
8² + 4² = c²
64 + 16 = c²
80 = c²
c = √80
c ≈ 8.9 m NorthEast
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