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Joey drives his car 7 kilometers north. He stops for lunch and then drives 5 kilometers south. What distance did he cover? what was his displacement?.

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The distance Joey covered is the total distance he traveled, regardless of direction.

Total distance = 7 km + 5 km = 12 km

His displacement is the straight-line distance from his starting point to his ending point, taking into account direction. Since Joey traveled north and then south, his displacement is the difference between his final and initial positions, which is 7 km south.

Displacement = 7 km south
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