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while john is traveling along an straight interstate highway, he notices that the mile marker reads 260. john travels until he reaches the 150-mile marker and then retraces his path to the 175-mile marker. what is john's resultant displacement from the 260-mile marker?

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  1. He starts at 260 and ends up at 175. What does that tell you about resultant displacement?

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  4. When we measure displacement, you measure the distance between the Initial Position (260) & the Final Position (175).

    Displacement = Difference between initial position & final position.

    Initial - Final = Displacement

    260 - 175 = 85 m.

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