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3 years ago

A person swims to the other end of a 20m long pool and back. What is their displacement?

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mafiozo [28]3 years ago

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Answer:

Zero

Explanation:

It is given that,

A person swims to the other end of a 20m long pool and back.

We need to find his displacement.

Displacement = shortest path covered

He reaches at the same position as from where he has started. It means the shortest path covered is equal to 0 i.e. his displacement is zero.

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N is number of sheets

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