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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Stan’s displaceent is 0 km because he ends his walk where he started.

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