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2008 F = ma Exam — Question 2

2. A cockroach is crawling along the walls inside a cubical room that has an edge length of 3 m. If the cockroach starts from the back lower left hand corner of the cube and ﬁnishes at the front upper right hand corner, what is the magnitude of the displacement of the cockroach? √ — Source: Question 2, 2008 F = ma Exam, © 2008 American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) and the U.S. Physics Team. Adapted by PhysicsTrainer: reformatted into a separate question and answer choices for online multiple-choice practice; any shared setup from nearby questions is repeated here. Not affiliated with or endorsed by AAPT or the U.S. Physics Team.

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