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One event in a high school track meet is the 400 meter run. If the runners of the 400 meter event start and end at the same location, what is their displacement?

A0 meters
B200 meters
C400 meters
D800 meters

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Displacement is a vector quantity( quantity which depends on both direction as well magnitude). Whenever a vector quantity is added in closed loop,its resultant is zero which is same as in this case. Here runners start from some point and return to the same point hencetheir displacement is 0. Hope it helps

A vector measurement of the shortest distance from the initial to the final point is called displacement.

It can be calculated by:

S = Sf - Si

The correct option is:

Option A. 0 meters.

This can be estimated as:

Given,

Initial point = 400

Final point = 400

S = 400 - 400

= 0

In a close loop, the displacement is always zero. In the above question, the runner ran from the same point and stopped at the same point.

Therefore, 0 meters of displacement occurred.

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