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Which of the following statements about distance and displacement are true. Select all that apply.

A. If you travel 5 miles to the right and then 3 miles to the left, the distance you traveled is 2 miles to the right.

B.
If a person walks 8 m to the right, then 3 m to the left, and then 5 m to the right, the displacement is equal to 16 m.

C.
45 m to the right would be the same as -45 m.

D.
If a person walks in a straight line and never changes direction, then the distance and the displacement will have the same magnitude.

E. Displacement is a scalar quantity.

F. If you travel 5 miles to the right and then 3 miles to the left, your displacement is 2 miles to the right.

G. Distance is a scalar quantity.

H. 20 m to the west is a displacement.

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F will be the answer I guess, because 5-3=2
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