SOLUTION: A woman walks 70 m to an elevator then rises upwards 40 m. What is the distance she traveled? What is her displacement from her starting point?

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Question 247267: A woman walks 70 m to an elevator then rises upwards 40 m. What is the distance she traveled? What is her displacement from her starting point?
Answer by vleith(2983) About Me  (Show Source):
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Distance = 70+40 = 110m
Displacement - use Pythagorean theorem a%5E2+%2B+b%5E2+=+c%5E2
70%5E2+%2B+40%5E2+=+c%5E2
4900+%2B+1600+=+c%5E2
sqrt%286500%29+=+c
80.6+=+c