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A person runs around a 400 m track. (L2) a) What is the person's distance ? (400m) b) What is the person's displacement ?

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Chapter3: Two-dimensional Kinematics

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Problem 2PE: Find the following for path B in Figure 3.54: (a) the total distance traveled, and (b) the magnitude...

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