Question

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

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

No , It can't be always true .. since the shortest distance between initial and final point is said to be
displacement whereas the actual path covered is distance. If the object travels some distance and come back to the initial point then , displacement will be 0 but not distance.