give example where the distance travelled by a particle is larger than magnitude of its displacement ?
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Suppose a body travels 3 m towards North and then turns right towards East and travels 4 m and then comes to a stop.
In this case,
Distance = Actual length of the path covered by the body
= 3 + 4 = 7 m
But,
Displacement = Shortest distance between the initial and final point
By Pythagoras Theorem,
Displacement = 5 m.
Therefore, in this case, the distance covered by the particle/object/body is larger than magnitude of its displacement.
In this case,
Distance = Actual length of the path covered by the body
= 3 + 4 = 7 m
But,
Displacement = Shortest distance between the initial and final point
By Pythagoras Theorem,
Displacement = 5 m.
Therefore, in this case, the distance covered by the particle/object/body is larger than magnitude of its displacement.
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