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a spider is crawling on a wall. first it crawls 1 meter up, then 1 meter to the left , and then 1 meter down. what is its total displacement?

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Displacement means the straight distance from the start point to the
end point, no matter what route was followed along the way.

The spider ends up 1 meter to the left of where he started, so his
displacement for the trip is 1 meter.

If he returns to the place where he started, then his displacement
will be zero.


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