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A hiker walks 11 km due north from camp and then turns and walks 11 km due east. What is the total distance walked by the hiker? What is the displacement (on a straight line) of the hiker from the camp?
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A hiker walks 11 km due north from camp and then turns and walks 11 km due east.

What is the total distance walked by the hiker?
What is the displacement (on a straight line) of the hiker from the camp?
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User Maksim Skurydzin
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The total distance is gonna be 11+11=22km.

The displacement is gonna be square root of 11^2+11^2 which is 15.556km.

I hope this helps
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