displacement of a moving object in a given interval of time is zero would the distance travelled by the object be zero justify
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No, it is not true. If the moving object comes back to its initial point then the distance travelled by the body in not equal to zero.
Displacement is defined as the shortest path travelled by a body between the initial and final points. Whereas, distance is defined as the total path covered by the body.
Let's take an example to understand this.
Mohan want to a market to buy some fruits. He starts from his house. Here, his house is the initial point from where he starts moving and market is the final destination or point where he want to reach.
Assume that, from his house to market he travelled a distance of 30 km. Now, after buying fruits he return backs to his house using the same pathway. Again the distance covered by him is the 30 km. So, the total distance covered by him is 60 km. Whereas, the Displacement covered by him is 0 km. As his initial and final points are same (here initial and final point is his house).
Answer:
No
Explanation:
distance travelled by a object is the actual length of the path by it is a spective of the direction in which the body travels
the displacement of an object is the change in the position of the object when it moves from a a given position to another position
Displacement of a moving object can never be greater than the distance traveled by it
displacement of the object can be positive negative or zero but distance can never be negative or zero