Question

The ratio of distance to displacement made by an object moving in a curved path is

(A) Zero

(B) 1

(C) less than 1

(D) greater than one​

Answer 1

Answer:

option (c) less than 1

Explanation:

Distance is the actual length of the path travelled between the initial and final positions of a moving body. ... This means that distance, when shortest, becomes displacement. Otherwise, distance is greater than displacement. So, ratio of displacement to distance is less than or equal to 1.

Answer 2

Answer:

displacement is the linear distance between the initial and final positions of the body. Now, as we know that a straight line drawn between two points is of least length among all curves joining the two. ... So, ratio of displacement to distance is less than or equal to 1.