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A person runs 400 meters in a straight line. Determine their distance and displacement. Is the distance equal to the displacement for a person that runs 2.5 times around a circular track?

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Answer:

their distance and displacment are both 400 meters. and No distance and displacement are not equal for a person who runs 2.5 times a circular track.

Step-by-step explanation:

if you run in a ircle you are coming back to the starting poing ad remember distane is the total length travlled while displacement is the final- initial length

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