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Match the following moves to the correct total distance and displacement of the moves.

A) Move 12 m west and then 8 m east
B) Move 9 m west and then 16 m east
C) Move 10 m east and then 12 m west
D) Move 5 m east and then 12 m east

1) Displacement is 17 m
east; distance is 17 m
2) Displacement is 2 m west; distance is 22 m
3) Displacement is 7 m east; distance is 25 m
4) Displacement is 4 m west; distance is 20 m

Match the following moves to the correct total distance and displacement of the moves-example-1
User Dkhara
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Answer:

A=4

B=3

c=2

D=1

Step-by-step explanation:

since the person moving in opposite direction so displacement =distance in east/west - distance in west/east

User Patryk Kordylewski
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