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Car travels 20 meters east and then travels 10 meters west. The displacement of the car is

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Answer:

Displacement = -10 m

Step-by-step explanation:

Let east is positive direction and west is negative direction.

Displacement = final position-initial position

D=10-20

D = -10 m

Hence, the displacement of the car is 10 m in west direction.

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