A person walks 70 meters due east and then walks 24 meters due west. The entire trip takes the person 10 minutes. If east is considered positive and west is considered negative, what is the person's total distance traveled?

A person walks 70 meters due east and then walks 24 meters due west. The entire trip takes the person 10 minutes. If east is considered positive and west is considered negative, what is the person's total distance traveled?

Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text

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Chapter1: Introduction And Vectors

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