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Is the resultant displacement the same as the total distance traveled?
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Usually no. Say you need to fly to New York from Chicago. The resultant displacement would be the straightline distance between the two cities. But you fly through Atlanta (Everything seems to go through Atlanta). You would end up flying about twice the total distance between the cities.
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What is the Distance traveled divided by the time needed to travel that distance?
The distance traveled divided by the time taken to travel that distance gives the average speed. This value represents the rate at which an object moves over a given distance in a specific amount of time.
A body travels a distance of 15m from A to B and then moves a distance of 20m at right angles to AB .Calculate the total distance traveled and the dispalecement?
Total distance travelled = 20m + 15m = 35m Total displacement travelled=20m - 15m =5m
If you ride your bike around the block returning to the exact point where you started what is your displacement?
Well, if you traveled a distance of, lets say, one million miles, then your displacement would be zero. That is the difference between distance and displacement. Distance is the total area of which you have moved, commonly expressed by using miles or kilometers. While displacement is the DISTANCE between your starting point and end point.
What is the distance travel divided by the time needed to travel that distance?
Speed Average speed- the total distance traveled divided by the time it takes to travel that distance Velocity is also the distance or displacement divided by the time
Can displacement be equal to total distance traveled by an object?
Yes,the magnitude of both distance and displacement can be same provided the body continues to travel in a straight line and in the same direction. However you should remember that displacement is a vector quantity while distance is a scalar quantity so they both can be compared only by there magnitude.
An object moves 15.0 m north and then 11.0 m south Find both the distance traveled and the magnitude of the displacement vector?
The total distance traveled (corresponding to the amount of gas the car would burn on such a trip) is 26 meters.The magnitude of the displacement vector = (Dfinal - Dinitial) = 4 meters north.
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.
Which of the following do you calculate when you divide the total distance traveled by the total traveled time?
Speed = Distance/Time
What is the different distance and displacement?
Displacement is a vector quanity that measures the difference between final position and initial position. Distance is a scalar quanity the measures the total length traveled. For example, imagine you begin stationary at any location and walk along the outline of a 100ft circumference circle, returning you to your starting location. Your distance traveled will be 100 feet, your displacement will be 0 due to your initial position and final position being identical.
A snapshot graph of a travelling wave The wave is travelling to the right at 18.0 ms What is the amplitude if the maximum displacement is 26.0 cm and the total distance traveled by the wave is 17.0m?
maximum displacement = amplitudeThus, amplitude = 26.0 cm
A body is moving along a circular path of radius 'R' What is the distance and displacement of the body?
The distance is how far the object travels in total, the displacement is how far the object is from its starting position as the crow flys. e.g. if you leave your house and walk 5 miles to the shop and then 5 miles back home again. your distance traveled will be 10 miles but your displacement will be 0.
How does distance differ displacement?
Distance is the total length travelled where as displacement is the length between where you started and where you are now. example.. If you travel in a circular path, around the whole circle and wind up back where you started. Your displacement will be zero but your distance travelled will be the circumference of the circle.
