The displacement of a moving object is an given interval of time is zero.Would the distance travelled by the object also be zero? Give reason for your answer.
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The displacement of a moving object is an given interval of time is zero.Would the distance travelled by the object also be zero? Give reason for your answer.
Though the moving object comes back to its initial position the distance travelled is not zero.
Displacement is calculated on the basis of initial and final position. If initial and final position are same, displacement is zero. But distance is the total distance covered from initial to final position. So, it cannot be zero in this case.
Answer:
It is not necessary.
Explanation:
When an object moves in a circle it's displacement is considered to be zero as it ended it's journey on the point where it started it. Thus covering no displacement but it covered a certain distance i.e., the perimeter of the circle.