Question

A body thrown in the vertically upward direction rises upto a height „h ‟ and comes back to the position of its start. Calculate (a) the total distance travelled by the body and (b)the displacement of the body. Under what condition will the magnitude of the displacement be equal to the distance travelled by an object

Answer 1

let the initial position be atherefore, the distance will be 2(a-h)b) the displacement will be 0    the displacement will only be equal to the distance if the body travels in a straight path.