Question

An object has moved through a
distance. Can it have zero
displacement? If yes, support
your answer with an example.
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Answer 1

An object has moved through a

distance. Can it have zero

displacement? If yes, support

your answer with an example.

answer

If yes, support your answer with an example. Answer: Yes, zero displacement is possible if an object has moved through a distance. Suppose a ball starts moving from point A and it returns back at same point A, then the distance will be equal to 20 meters while displacement will be zero.

Answer 2

Yes,it can have a Zero Displacement.

Example- Consider the motion of an object moving along a straight path. The object starts its journey from O which is treated as it's reference point.(See figure).

Let A represent the position of the object at any instant. For motion of the lbject from O to A, the distance covered is 50 km and magnitude of Displacement is 50km.if we consider the object to travel back to O,the final position coincide with the initial Position, and therefore,the Displacement is Zero. However,the distance Covered in this journey is OA+OA= 50+50=100km.