Asked by ji

A car drives 16 miles south and then 12 miles west. What is the magnitude of the car’s displacement?

4 miles
16 miles
20 miles
28 miles

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Use the Pythagorean theorem: displacement = sqrt(16^2 + 12^2) = sqrt(256 + 144) = sqrt(400) = 20 miles.