An ant crawling along the floor follows a semi-circular path, going half way around the circumference of a circle of radius R.

The distance traveled, and the displacement of the ant, are respectively:
BLUE: pi R and pi R
YELLOW: 2 R and pi R
GREEN: pi R and zero
PINK: pi R and 2 R
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