Question

A body thrown in a vertically upright direction raises to a height ‘h’ and comes back to position of start. Calculate the total distance travelled by the body and the displacement of the body

Answer 1

Answer:

Given, a body thrown vertically upward comes back to it's position of start. The body rise upto a height 'h' when thrown vertically up. (i) The total distance travelled = h + h = 2h. (ii) The displacement is zero, because the initial and final positions coincide.