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An object (say car) goes from one point in space to another .After it arrives to its destination its displacement is ( ) than the distance it travelled?
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No. The "displacement" is the difference in position, which is not the same as the distance traveled.
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Can a displacement from one point to another be zero yet the distance involves in moving these point be zero?
Yes it is possible. Any body that travels in any particular closed shape (circle, square, triangle etc.) and returns to the point in which it started would have travelled a certain distance but the sum of its displacement would be nil. Example: A body travels in a 1 mile north, then 1 mile west, then one mile south and finally 1 mile east (ie. a square). The body has travelled a distance of 4 miles. The bodys displacement is 0 miles due to it returning to the point in which it started. You can calculate displacement using vectors. For this example assuming east is positive x and north is positive y: north + west + south + east y -x -y +x = 0
Is the distance traveled a state function or path function?
Its a path function......but DISPLACEMENT is a state function.Distance depends on the path we followed from one state to another but displacement is a straight distance so it depends upon the states.
Can a displacement from one point to another be zero yet the distance involved moving this points be zero?
It the displacement between two points is zero then they are the same point and so the distance involved in moving between the points can be zero.
Give me another term for the area under a velocity-time graph?
The area under the velocity time graph of an object is equal to the distance travelled by that object in that time. This is because displacement is the integral of velocity with respect to time so integrating velocity from time A to time B will give the displacement from time A to time B. ( Integrating is the same as calculating the area under the graph)
How do you convert distance to velocity?
They are incompatible and can't be converted from one another. In order to get a velocity you would also need the time spent to cover the distance. Then you can use the formula distance/time=velocity. For example if you travelled 120 miles in 3 hours, you've travelled at 40 mph. If you have covered 200 kilometers in 4 hours, you've travelled 50 kilometers per hour.
What is the shortest distance to get from one point to another?
The shortest distance is displacement and total distance is length.
What is it called when an object's distance from another object is changing?
Displacement.
Suppose that an object travels from one point in space to another Make a comparison between the displacement and the distance traveled?
the displacement is either less or equal to the distance traveled
Can a displacement from one point to another be zero yet the distance involves in moving these point be zero?
Yes it is possible. Any body that travels in any particular closed shape (circle, square, triangle etc.) and returns to the point in which it started would have travelled a certain distance but the sum of its displacement would be nil. Example: A body travels in a 1 mile north, then 1 mile west, then one mile south and finally 1 mile east (ie. a square). The body has travelled a distance of 4 miles. The bodys displacement is 0 miles due to it returning to the point in which it started. You can calculate displacement using vectors. For this example assuming east is positive x and north is positive y: north + west + south + east y -x -y +x = 0
What are road miles?
Road miles usually refer to to distance travelled by road from one location to another.
Is the distance traveled a state function or path function?
Its a path function......but DISPLACEMENT is a state function.Distance depends on the path we followed from one state to another but displacement is a straight distance so it depends upon the states.
Is distance traveled a state function or a path function?
Its a path function......but DISPLACEMENT is a state function.Distance depends on the path we followed from one state to another but displacement is a straight distance so it depends upon the states.
What is the result of adding a displacement vector to an another displacement vector?
another displacement
Can a displacement from one point to another be zero yet the distance involved moving this points be zero?
It the displacement between two points is zero then they are the same point and so the distance involved in moving between the points can be zero.
Give me another term for the area under a velocity-time graph?
The area under the velocity time graph of an object is equal to the distance travelled by that object in that time. This is because displacement is the integral of velocity with respect to time so integrating velocity from time A to time B will give the displacement from time A to time B. ( Integrating is the same as calculating the area under the graph)
Differentiate distance from displacement?
Distance is the overall length of travel. If you traveled in a big L you distance is the length of both lines. Displacement is the length and direction you are from your starting point so in the instance of the big L, a connecting line that makes a triangle is your displacement. Another example is if you travel 5 ft to the left and then 5 ft to right, The distance you traveled is 10 ft, but your displacement is 0 because you ended back up where you started
What is the difference between position and displacement?
Position is a vector and displacement is also a vector. The difference is that, position describes a specific point relative to a reference point and displacement is the straight-line distance and direction from one point to another.
