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A person drives north 3 blocks, then turns east and drives 3 blocks. The driver then turns south and drives 3 blocks. How could the driver have made the distance shorter while maintaining the same displacement?

a. By driving east 3 blocks from the starting point
b. By driving north 1 block and east 4 blocks
c. By driving west 3 blocks from the starting point
d. By driving back to the starting point by the same route



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Final answer:

Driving north 1 block and east 4 blocks reduces the distance while keeping the displacement the same.


Explanation:

Option b would allow the driver to make the distance shorter while maintaining the same displacement. By driving north 1 block and then east 4 blocks, the driver covers the same displacement as the original route but in a shorter distance.


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