Question

a body thrown in the vertically upward direction rises upto the height come back to the position of its start calculate the displacement and the total distance travelled by the body

Answer 1

displacement is zero. And distance traveled is 2h

Answer 2

Answer:

Displacement = 0 (units)

Distance = 2h (units)

Explanation:

Question-

A body thrown in the vertically upward direction rises upto the height come back to the position of its start. Calculate the displacement and the total distance travelled by the body.

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Assumptions -

• Taking height as = h.

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Solution -

$\purple\bigstar$Displacement -

• Displacement is the shortest pathway from the initial to the final position.
• In the above mentioned question, the initial position and the final position are same, and therefore, $\mathscr\red{the \:displacement \:is \:0 }$ .

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$\blue\bigstar$Distance-

• Distance is the original pathway travelled from the initial position to final position.
• The extreme-most height of the body thrown was assumed as 'h', and it came back to it's initial position after reaching that height, hence, $\mathscr\red{the\:distance\:here\:is \:2h(2×height) }$ .