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If a car travels 75 km north, 60 km northeast, and 20 km east, then what will be its displacement?

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To determine the displacement of the car, we can use vector addition. Let's break down the car's journey into its northward, northeastward, and eastward components:

Northward distance: 75 km Northeastward distance: 60 km Eastward distance: 20 km

We can visualize these distances on a coordinate system:

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