Question

Question: A body is moving in a square of side 10 m. Calculate distance and displacement in the following

cases:

(a)

(b)

(c)

From A to B

From A to C

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Answer 1

Answer:

The distance travelled by a body is the actual length of the path covered by a moving body irrespective of the direction in which the body travels

(b) It is a scalar quantity therefore it has only magnitude

Displacement

When a body moves from one point to another, the shortest distance between the initial position and final position of the body, along with direction, is known as displacement.

) Distance travelled from A to B = 10 m

Displacement from A to B = 10 m

Therefore distance and displacement are equal if the object travels in the same straight path

(b) Distance travelled from A to C = AB + BC

= 10 + 10

= 20 m

Displacement from A to C = AC =

\displaystyle 10\sqrt{2} m.

Therefore distance travelled is always more than the displacement if there is a change in direction of motion

(c) Distance travelled from A, back to A = AB + BC + CD + DA

= 10 + 10 + 10 + 10 = 40 m

Displacement from A, back to A = 0 m

This is because the shortest distance between initial position (A) and final position (A) is zero.

Therefore the displacement of a moving object may be zero but distance travelled cannot be zero.

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

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