. What is the displacement of a runner who joins a marathon if the race begins at a certain park, runs 42km, and finishes the race at the same location in the said park? Explain briefly

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1. What is the displacement of a runner who joins a marathon if the race begins at a certain park, runs 42km, and finishes the race at the same location in the said park? Explain briefly.

2. One afternoon, a couple walks three-fourths of the way
around a circular lake, the radius of which is 1.5 km.
They start at the west side of the lake and head due
south to begin with. (a) What is the distance they
traveled? (Cutnell and Johnson, 2012) (b) describe the
couple’s displacement as compared to the distance
traveled.

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