Question

4. A bird sitting on a wire, flies, circles
around and comes back to its perch.
Explain the total distance it traversed
during its flight and its eventual
displacement.
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Answer 1

Answer:

Total distance travelled is the circumference of the circular path travelled by it. Displacement is 0 as the initial and final points are the same.

Explanation:

Distance is the path covered by the body and Displacement is the shortest distance between the initial and final points.

Answer 2

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A bird sitting on a wire, flies, circles  around and comes back to its perch.  Explain the total distance it traversed  during its flight and its eventual  displacement.

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• The bird takes a circular turn and comes back.
• The distance traversed by the bird is equal to the circular path it has taken.
• Since bird comes back to its original position, the displacement will be zero.

In other words,

The total distance travelled by the bird during its flight = 2 ×(Distance between the point where the bird was sitting and the point from where it takes a turn)

The eventual displacement of the bird is zero as it returns to its initial point i.e. where it was sitting.

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