Question

The displacement of a moving object in a given interval of time is zero. Would the distance
travelled by the object also be zero? Justify you answer

Answer 1

Yes, the distance travelled by the object also be zero.

Explanation :

Because displacement implies that an object has moved from one place to another or has been displaced. So , if a object haven't even moved from its initial place it would not have covered any distance either.

So, the distance travelled by the object also would be zero.

Answer 2

Answer:

The displacement of a moving object in a given interval is zero i.e., the object comes back to its initial position in the given time (displacement is the shortest distance between the initial and final position of an object).The distance in this case will not be zero because distance is the total length of the path travelled by the body. If the object comes back to its initial position, then length of path travelled is not zero.

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