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How can you have some amount of distance but have a displacement of 0?
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How is work done by force measured?
You can measure the amount of work done with the formula W=Fd where W is work, F is force and d is displacement. The SI unit for work is joules (J) and if you're using thatformula, force must be in newtons (N) and displacement in meters (m). Remember that if the displacement is 0, work done is 0. If a person went around a track, and ended where he started, the displacement is 0. Displacement is the distance measures from where something starts and where it ends. Not necessarily the distance covered. Also, work is a vector quantity as is force and displacement. Hope this helps!
Is it possible that an object which has moved through a distance have 0 displacement?
Yes. Displacement is change in position. If you move through a distance so that your starting position is the same as your stopping position, your displacement, is zero.
If the average velocity of an object is zero in some time interval what can you say about the displacement of the object for that interval?
When the velocity is zero at the crossing of the time axis, the displacement must be a full maximum or minimum. Scroll down to related links and look at "Displacement - Velocity- Acceleration".
A body have 0 displacement but not 0 distance how?
Walk around the block, ending up where you started. Displacement = (end location) minus (beginning location) = zero Distance = length of the bread-crumb trail = perimeter of the block = not zero
Does displacement always equal distance traveled?
No. Displacement is how far an object is from its original position. This means that if an object traveled in a circle and returned to its original point, it will have a displacement of 0 while the distance will be whatever the circumference of the circle was. Hope that helps.
How is work done by force measured?
You can measure the amount of work done with the formula W=Fd where W is work, F is force and d is displacement. The SI unit for work is joules (J) and if you're using thatformula, force must be in newtons (N) and displacement in meters (m). Remember that if the displacement is 0, work done is 0. If a person went around a track, and ended where he started, the displacement is 0. Displacement is the distance measures from where something starts and where it ends. Not necessarily the distance covered. Also, work is a vector quantity as is force and displacement. Hope this helps!
Is it possible that an object which has moved through a distance have 0 displacement?
Yes. Displacement is change in position. If you move through a distance so that your starting position is the same as your stopping position, your displacement, is zero.
How displacement has to do with roller coasters?
Roller coasters often have loops and turns that make their final displacement different than their final distance. But, if the roller-coaster is a loop, the displacement will obviously be 0. If the displacement is not 0, it is measured in meters.
If the average velocity of an object is zero in some time interval what can you say about the displacement of the object for that interval?
When the velocity is zero at the crossing of the time axis, the displacement must be a full maximum or minimum. Scroll down to related links and look at "Displacement - Velocity- Acceleration".
What is the displacement of the cross-country team if they begin at the school run 10 km and finish back at the school?
The displacement would be 0 because displacement is the distance between where you start and where you end so if you end in the same place you start, your displacement is 0.
A body have 0 displacement but not 0 distance how?
Walk around the block, ending up where you started. Displacement = (end location) minus (beginning location) = zero Distance = length of the bread-crumb trail = perimeter of the block = not zero
Does displacement always equal distance traveled?
No. Displacement is how far an object is from its original position. This means that if an object traveled in a circle and returned to its original point, it will have a displacement of 0 while the distance will be whatever the circumference of the circle was. Hope that helps.
What is the distance and the displacement of the race car driverd in the Indy 500?
The distance is 500 miles because that is how far the race is run. The displacement is 0 miles because since the race starts and stops at the same point, they went 500 miles and didnt actually go anywhere.
Why the ratio of displacement to distance is never greater than 1?
The technical answer is that displacement is the vector sum of the distances. An example to illustrate the difference in less technical terms, distance travelled in one direction added to the same distance in the opposite direction will result in the total distance being twice the distance of each leg but the total displacement is 0.
What does y equals 0 on a displacement- time graph represent?
The displacement, along the direction of measurement, is zero. It need not mean that the object is back at the starting point. The displacement-time graph, measuring the vertical displacement of a ball thrown at an angle, will have displacement = 0 when the ball returns to ground level but, unless you are extremely feeble, the ball will be some distance away, not at its starting point which is where you are. The use of such a graph is not unusual in the elementary projectile motion under gravity.
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
Is it necessary that if displacement is zero distance traveled also should be zero?
No. Consider the distance between your school and home is 30 km. you would travel to and fro daily, that means you would travel a distance of 60 km. In this scenario, Distance travelled = 60 km whereas, Displacement = 0
