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POD 2. DISPLACEMENT vs. DISTANCE. POD - Displacement. A baseball player runs 27.4 meters from the batter’s box to first base, overruns first base by 3.0 meters, and then returns to first base.
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POD 2 • DISPLACEMENT • vs. • DISTANCE
POD - Displacement A baseball player runs 27.4 meters from the batter’s box to first base, overruns first base by 3.0 meters, and then returns to first base. • a.) Compared to the total distance traveled by the player, the magnitude of the player’s total displacement from the batter’s box is (less, more, the same.) • b.) Magnitude of the Displacement: ________ • c.) Magnitude of the Distance: ___________
POD - Displacement A hunter walks 12 meters North, then turns and walks 6 meters East to a favorite hunting spot. • Draw a Vector sketch of the Displacement. • Determine magnitude and direction of the Displacement: ________ • Magnitude of the Distance: ___________