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Kaleigh is riding her bike on a Saturday Afternoon, She rides 22 km south, then turns west and rides 8 km. She then turns north and rides 3 km. Calculate her displacement from starting point to end point
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Kaleigh is riding her bike on a Saturday Afternoon, She rides 22 km south, then turns west and rides 8 km. She then turns

north and rides 3 km. Calculate her displacement from starting point to end point be sure to include the direction.

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Answer:


5√(17) km SW

Step-by-step explanation:

22km S + -3 km N = 19

8 km west

Pythagoream Theorem

8^2 + 19^2 = 425

sqrt 425 SW = 5 root 17

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