<PRE><B>Question 1182359</B>
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The total travel distance is the sum of partial distances  


    total travel distance = 3 miles + 4 miles = 7 miles.



The displacement is the distance from the starting point to the ending point 


    displacement = {{{sqrt(3^2 + 4^2)}}} = 5 miles.
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Solved, answered and explained.



&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;U&gt;The lesson to learn&lt;/U&gt; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;is to distinct &amp;nbsp;&lt;U&gt;the traveled distance&lt;/U&gt; &amp;nbsp;from &amp;nbsp;&lt;U&gt;the displacement&lt;/U&gt;.



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