A bear searching for food wanders 35 meters East then 20 meters North. Frustrated, he wanders another 12 meters West then 6 meters South. What are the bear's displacement and direction? And why?

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A bear searching for food wanders 35 meters East then 20 meters North. Frustrated, he wanders another 12 meters West then 6 meters South. What are the bear's displacement and direction? And why?

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