SOLUTION: A hockey puck travels between bumper A and B. There is 2 meters between the bumpers. The puck travels 7 times across the ice. What is the distance and displacement of the puck?

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Question 1164980: A hockey puck travels between bumper A and B. There is 2 meters between the bumpers. The puck travels 7 times across the ice. What is the distance and displacement of the puck?
Answer by ikleyn(52798) About Me  (Show Source):
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The traveled distance is 7*2 = 14 meters.

The displacement is 2 meters (since the number of 7 is odd).