Question

1. In which of the following cases of motions, the distance moved and the magnitude of the displacement are equal? i. If the car is moving on a straight road ii. If the car is moving in circular path iii. The pendulum is moving to and fro iv. The earth is moving around the sun ​

Answer 1

Answer:

i) If the car is moving on a straight road

Explanation:

Distance is how far away something has travelled from another object.

Displacement is how far something is from the other object. Displacement is a vector quantity, unlike distance.

Hence, if a car is moving on a straight road, both the distance and the displacement will be the same. Hope it helps!