Physics, asked by s9xim, 1 year ago

when does distance becomes greater than the magnitude of displacement?​

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Answered by saanjhi25
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Distance becomes greater than the magnitude of displacement when a object is not moving in a straight line then the total distance travelled becomes greater than displacement that is the shortest distance between origin and the point where the object is presently at.

For eg when we move in a straight line and do not come back then distance and displacement are same.
But if we come back from a certain point then displacement reduces and distance increases.
Answered by ғɪɴɴвαłσℜ
19

\bigstarDistance is always greater than or equal to the displacement of an object

 \huge \sf Displacement

Displacement is the shortest distance between two points. And as we know the shortest distance between two points is always a straight line (this may not be applicable in the case of a larger distance because it is a globe and so the shortest distance is a curved line)

 \huge \sf Distance

Distance is the measure of the whole path covered by an object between any two points.

 \huge \sf{}Conclution

As we can see from the definition, the shortest path cannot be larger than the whole path travelled and if we tell that the statement is false the. it would be like telling that a part is greater than the whole. And sometimes the distance and the displacement can be the same when the distance travelled is also a straight line

That is :-

 \huge \boxed{ \red{ \fbox{ \pink{ \sf displacement \:  \leqslant distance}}}}

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