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A car drives 215 km east and then 45 km north. what is the magnitude of the car's displacment

A car drives 215 km east and then 45 km north. what is the magnitude of the car's displacment
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A car drives 215 km east and then 45 km north. what is the magnitude of the car's displacment

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Magnitude of displacement is equal to the square root of point A^2 + point B^2

So take the first point and square it, then take the second point and square it, add them together, then take the square root of their sum. What do you get?
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