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Multiple Choice
Starting from a pillar, you run a distance 140m east (the + x-direction), then turn around.
(a) How far west would you have to walk so that your total distance traveled is 300m?
(b)What is the magnitude and direction of your total displacement?
A
(a) 160 m,
(b) 20 m, west
(b) 20 m, west
B
(a) 160 m,
(b) 20 m, east
(b) 20 m, east
C
(a) 580 m,
(b) -300 m, west
(b) -300 m, west
D
(a) 440 m,
(b) -300 m, east
(b) -300 m, east
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