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Coco233:

helpppp A students walked 100 m east from his / her home to school, and then 100 m west from his/her school to home. in this case, the distance and displacement traveled by him/her are __________ and ________ respectively. Page 74, Hint: Distance is the total length traveled regardless of the direction of the motion. It is a scalar quantity. Whereas, displacement is the shortest distance traveled between starting and ending positions as well as the direction of the motion with respect to the starting position.

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The student's distance traveled is 200 meters. -- The student's displacement is 141 meters Northeast.

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Coco233:

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