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Displacement refers only to the object’s initial position and final position, not the
details of its journey. Since the rock started on the edge of the cliff and ended up on
the ground 30 m below, its displacement is 30 m downward.
- In a track-and-field event, an athlete runs exactly once around an
oval track, a total distance of 500 m. Find the runner’s displacement
for the race.
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If the runner returns to the same position from which she left, then her displacement
is zero.