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Displacement is a vector quantity, which means it has a magnitude (size) and a direction, compared to a scalar quantity which only shows size. A negative displacement simply means that the person or object is going in a negative direction, or returning.
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Yes it can be -ve because with displacement, sign indicates direction. Usually right and up are designated as positive while left and down are designated as negative, but this can be changed as long as one is consistent.
So in most cases, if the displacement is negative it means you are moving in the opposite direction/backwards.
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If the displacement is negative 2 north and represents a positive displacement What is the direction?
south
If displacement is decreasing then velocity is?
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The application of a force through a distance?
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When would one use a laser displacement sensor?
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Is displacement an example of vector quantity?
yes.... A2: displacement is for of a number where a vector has direction. Kind of the difference in speed and velocity but the main difference in this is velocity can be negative.
What is the stationary point where two wave points meet?
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