document.write( "Question 1007670: A lion gets loose from the zoo. He goes 50m due west then turns and goes 20m due north.
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The displacement is found by the Pythagorean Theorem...
\n" ); document.write( "c^2 = a^2 + b^2 = 50^2 + 20^2 = 2500 + 400 = 2900
\n" ); document.write( "c = 53.85 m
\n" ); document.write( "The distance the lion traveled was 50 + 20 = 70m
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