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adelina 88 [10]
3 years ago
9

Cat walks 100 m  East, then turns around and walks 25 m west. What is the cats displacement?

Physics
1 answer:
kvasek [131]3 years ago
8 0

Answer:

<h3>75m</h3>

Explanation:

If a cat walk 100m East, this means that it is walking in the positive x direction, the distance will therefore be +100m

If it turns around and walks 25 m west, the direction of movement is in the negative x direction i.e -25m

Taking the sum;

Displacement = +100m - 25m

Displacement of the cat = 75m

hence the cats displacement is 75m

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