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  • The displacement of a moving object in a given interval of time is zero. Would the distance travelled by the object also be zero? Justify you answer.

The displacement of a moving object in a given interval of time is zero. Would the distance travelled by the object also be zero? Justify you answer.

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The displacement is the shortest distance between initial point and final point in any motion.

The distance is total path length of the motion.

If anybody starts from a point and comes back to the same point. The displacement will be zero but distance will be non-zero.

For example, if you start your scooter from your home and after some time you park the scooter at the same place. The displacement will be zero but distance is non-zero.

The reading of scooter-meter will show the distance travelled.

Hence, zero displacement does not guarantee zero distance.

 

 

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