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A boy ran down the beach after a seagull for 15 m east. The seagull turned west, so the boy

did too and ran another 7 m west. What was the boy's displacement?
22 m east
8 m east
8 m west
17 m east

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Answer:

The 8 M East is the correct answer

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the displacement, you can use the vector addition method, taking into account both the magnitude and direction of the two segments of the boy's motion.

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