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16 November, 11:54

If you walk 15m west and 7m east. what is your displacement?

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  1. 16 November, 15:54
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    If we consider our origin to be zero then if we walk 15m west then back 7m east our displacement would be the difference (since west and east are opposite directions to one another).

    15m - 7m = 8m

    And so, we are 8 meters away from our origin, thus our displacement is 8 meters.
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