Question

What is translational motion of a rigid body?

Answer 1

Answer:

The motion is through which a body shifts from one point in space to another is translational. As an example, a bullet fired from a gun undergoes a translational movement. When the rigid body moves in a translational motion, the line segment between any two particles of the body remains parallel.

Translational motion can be defined as the motion in which all points of a moving body move uniformly in the same line or direction. In due course of translation motion, the different points of an object do not change orientation to each other. Alternatively, in simple words, the body will not rotate or vibrate.

Answer 2

• The definition of a rigid body is one that does not deform or alter its shape.
• In scientific terms, a rigid body is a collection of particles in motion that maintains the same spacing between its constituent particles.
• Translational motion is the movement of a body from one point in space to another.
• For example, A bullet shot from a gun goes through a translational movement.
• The line segment between any two particles of the rigid body remains parallel while it moves in a translational motion.