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You drive a beat-up pickup truck along a straight road for 8.4 km at 70 km/h, at which point the truck runs out of gasoline and stops. Over the next 30 min, you walk another 2.0 km farther along the road to a gasoline station.
(a) What is your overall displacement from the beginning of your drive to your arrival at the station ?

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To solve the problem of finding the overall displacement from the beginning of the drive to the arrival at the gasoline station, we can follow these steps: ### Step 1: Understand the Journey The journey consists of two parts: 1. Driving the truck for 8.4 km. 2. Walking to the gasoline station for an additional 2.0 km. ### Step 2: Calculate Total Distance ...
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