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A person starts his journey from his home at 9.00 a.m. to his office and came back to his home at 5.00p.m. His office is 20 km from his home, then the displacement in his motion is:

A

20 km

B

Zero

C

Not defined

D

None of these.

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The correct Answer is:
B
The displacement, is zero because initial and final position is same.
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