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An ant is only allowed to walk in a circle with a radius of 1m. If the total path walked by the ant is π² meters, what was the total displacement of the ant?

a) 0 meters
b) 2 meters
c) π meters
d) 4 meters

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Final answer:

The total displacement of the ant will be 0 meters because displacement measures the change in position from the starting point to the ending point, which are identical after completing full circles of the path.

Step-by-step explanation:

The student's question is about finding the total displacement of an ant that is limited to walking in a circle with a radius of 1 meter, after it has walked a total path of π² meters. Displacement is a vector quantity that refers to how far out of place an object is; it is the object's overall change in position. In this scenario, no matter how long the ant walks along the circumference, if it ends up at the starting point after completing full circles, the displacement will always be 0 meters because the starting and ending points are the same.

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