Question

What is the numerical ratio of displacement to distance for a moving object

Answer 1

displacemeny is shortest distance between starting and ending point while distance is length of path.when a car is moving on a straight line without any bendings.when car comes to rest, its displacement and distance will cover both at a time.when a car takes a turn and returns to the same point, where it was started,its displacement is zero,while distance it is covered is total length of the path.displacement is vector quantity it can be either positivr or negative. distance is scalar quantity it is never negative.therefore distance can be equal or greater than displacement.that implies ratio of displacement to distance is always equal to or greater than.

Answer 2

The numerical ratio of displacement to distance for a moving object is always less than or equal to 1.

• The value of the distance traveled by a body is the measure of the actual path traveled by the body and displacement is the shortest path traveled by the body.
• Now, the ratio of displacement of a body to the distance of a body will always be less than or equal to 1 as displacement will be always less than or equal to the distance traveled by the body.

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