A car is 2.0 km west of a traffic light at t = 0 and 5.0 km east of the light at t = 6.0 min. Assume the origin of the coordinate system is the light and the positive x direction is eastward. (a) What are the car's position vectors at these two times? (b) What is the car's displacement between 0 min and 6.0 min ?

A car is 2.0 km west of a traffic light at t = 0 and 5.0 km east of the light at t = 6.0 min. Assume the origin of the coordinate system is the light and the positive x direction is eastward. (a) What are the car's position vectors at these two times? (b) What is the car's displacement between 0 min and 6.0 min ?

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  1. A car is 2.0 k m west of a traffic light at t = 0 and 5.0 k m east of the light at t = 6.0 m i n . Assume the origin of the coordinate system is the light and the positive x direction is eastward. (a) What are the car's position vectors at these two times? (b) What is the car's displacement between 0 m i n and 6.0 m i n ?

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