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A student walks 3 blocks north, 4 blocks east, and 3 blocks south. What is the displacement of the student?
 Oct 15, 2013

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The displacement is how the overall position of the student changed
so the 3 blocks north and 3 blocks south cancel each other out

so it would be 4 blocks east
 Oct 15, 2013

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Best AnswerThe displacement is how the overall position of the student changed
so the 3 blocks north and 3 blocks south cancel each other out

so it would be 4 blocks east
kitty<3 Oct 15, 2013

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