document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1054271>Question 1054271</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A car drives 215 km east and then 45 km north. What is the magnitude of the cars displacement?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Sketch the picture.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Plot the points (215,0) and (0,45)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = sqrt[215^2 + 45^2]<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d = sqrt[48250] = 219.66 km<BR>\n" );
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