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What is your final position in relation to your starting point if you have walked South, then turned to the left and walked another ?

  1. A
    from starting point
  2. B
    from starting point
  3. C
    from starting point
  4. D
    from starting point

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

The displacement path can be modeled as a right-angled triangle where the legs are and .
Using the Pythagorean theorem to calculate the straight-line displacement from the origin point:



Rounding down to the closest matching option gives .

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What is your final position in relation to your starting point if you have walked South, then turned to the left and walked another ?
A
from starting point
B
from starting point
C
from starting point
D
from starting point

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