Question

A body is thrown vertically whwards and
reaches a maximum height'p. It then
returns to the ground. calculate the
distance travelled and displacement​

Answer 1

Answer:

2p and 0.

Explanation:

Here,

When the body is thrown vertically upwards, it reaches a height p.

So, from ground distance traveled till now is the height reached by the body, so distance is p.

        But it covers a same distance when it again reaches to the same position( on ground ).

Therefore, total distance is p + p = 2p.

We define displacement as the shortest distance between the final and initial positions, but here the body again reaches to the same point, thus it has no displacement since it comes to the same position.