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What is the displacement of a student who went from his house to his school and back to his house? a. cannot be defined c. zero b. doubled d. quadrupled

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Author:Paul Peter Urone, Roger Hinrichs

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Chapter2: Kinematics

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 63PE: Construct the displacement graph for the subway shuttle train as shown in Figure 2.18(a). Your graph...

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b. doubled d. quadrupled

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