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Benjamina started her walk from the front door of herground floor apartment. She walked 6 meters to thecorner of the building and then turned the corner andwalked 10 meters to her friend's apartment. Identify thedifference between the distance she walked and herdisplacement

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the distance walked is the addition of all the distances she walked.

The displacement is the difference between her initial point and the final point.

Distance=10+6=16


Displacement=√(10^2+6^2)=11.66m

Benjamina started her walk from the front door of herground floor apartment. She walked-example-1
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