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A car travels 15m east, then 5 m north, then 15m west. What is the car's
displacement?

User Yegodm
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Answer:

5m north

Step-by-step explanation:

The displacement of an object is its deviation from it initial position.

given that the initial position is

15m east and it moves 5m north

then 15m west

displacement is = 15+5-15

displacement is= 5m north

kindly see attached a rough sketch for your reference.

should you need further clarification let me know.

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