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Story #2: A car drives 73m [W] to a stop sign.It then continues on for a displacement of 46m [W] . What is the displacement of the car?
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The car's total displacement is the vector sum of its individual displacements. Since both displacements are in the same direction (West), we simply add the magnitudes:<br /><br />73 m [W] + 46 m [W] = 119 m [W]<br /><br />Therefore, the car's total displacement is $\boxed{119 m [W]}$.<br />
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