Distance Traversed and Displacement


 
 
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Distance Traversed and Displacement

Distance Traversed and Displacement:

The distance travelled by a body is the actual length of the path covered by it. Irrespective of the direction in which the body travels. It is a scalar quantity. Its SI unit is Metre.

The displacement is the change in the position of the object when it moves from a given position to another position. It gives the shortest path measured in the direction from the initial position to the final position of the object. It’s a vector quantity. Its SI unit is metre.

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Question : 1

A body is moving along a circular path of radius 7 m.  While it reaches diametrically opposite end in its first rotation , distance and displacement covered by it is ________

Right Option : B
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Question : 2

Ramesh starts on a cycle from point A. He then goes to garden

at point C and then to his home at point B. How much distance has he moved.

 

Right Option : D
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Question : 3

Supriya starts from her home at point B on foot. She reaches point A then takes a cycle from point A. She then goes to garden at point C and then to her home at point B. What is her displacement for the entire journey?

 

Right Option : C
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