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Is the magnitude of displacement greater than or equal to the magnitude of the distance traveled?
Displacement can be equal to distance traveled or less, depending on the shape of the route, but it can never be greater than the distance traveled.
Is it possible to displacement to be greater than distance?
Not possible. The displacement could be equal to the distance traveled ... if the route of travel was a straight line ... or less than the distance traveled ... if the route of travel was wavy and wiggly. But you can never wind up farther from your starting point than the distance you travel.
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?
No. The "displacement" is the difference in position, which is not the same as the distance traveled.
Can displacement ever be greater than the total distance traveled by a moving object?
When an object moves from point A to point B , its displacement is the straight line distance between those points. So, by definition, it is the shortest possible path. The object can certainly travel by a curved path from A to B so its actual distance traveled would be longer then its displacement. This would be true regardless of how much time it takes to travel the paths.
How can displacement be less than the distance traveled?
Of course. If you run around a circular track one time and stop when you reach thestarting line, then the distance traveled is the circumference of the track, but thedisplacement is zero.Displacement can be anything between zero and the distance, but it can never bemore than the distance.
Can the magnitude of a displacement be greter than the distance traveled?
No.
Is the magnitude of displacement greater than or equal to the magnitude of the distance traveled?
Displacement can be equal to distance traveled or less, depending on the shape of the route, but it can never be greater than the distance traveled.
Is it possible to displacement to be greater than distance?
Not possible. The displacement could be equal to the distance traveled ... if the route of travel was a straight line ... or less than the distance traveled ... if the route of travel was wavy and wiggly. But you can never wind up farther from your starting point than the distance you travel.
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?
No. The "displacement" is the difference in position, which is not the same as the distance traveled.
Can displacement ever be greater than the total distance traveled by a moving object?
When an object moves from point A to point B , its displacement is the straight line distance between those points. So, by definition, it is the shortest possible path. The object can certainly travel by a curved path from A to B so its actual distance traveled would be longer then its displacement. This would be true regardless of how much time it takes to travel the paths.
How can displacement be less than the distance traveled?
Of course. If you run around a circular track one time and stop when you reach thestarting line, then the distance traveled is the circumference of the track, but thedisplacement is zero.Displacement can be anything between zero and the distance, but it can never bemore than the distance.
How does the distance moved by an object between its starting point and its ending point compare with the displacement vector between the same point?
Displacement is how far the object is from the starting point, while distance traveled is the how far the object traveled all together. -Eric P
What is true for displacement 1.it cannot be zero 2. its magnitude is greater than the distance traveled by the object?
its magnitude is greater thatn the distance travelled by the object
Can displacement be more than the distance traveled in a body?
no way its defined in dat way we cant alter wat our ancestors follow.....
How can displacement be less than distance travel?
Of course. If you run around a circular track one time and stop when you reach thestarting line, then the distance traveled is the circumference of the track, but thedisplacement is zero.Displacement can be anything between zero and the distance, but it can never bemore than the distance.
Is the distance covered by a body may be greater than a magnitude of the displacement?
yes,displacement is the shortest distance covered by a body,so distance covered by a body may be greater than the displacement.
Is the distance covered by a body may be greater than the magnitude of displacement?
yes,displacement is the shortest distance covered by a body,so distance covered by a body may be greater than the displacement.
