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"Displacement = 0" means that at the end of the observation, the object
was at the the same place as it was when the observation started.
It may have traveled a million miles during the observation period, but it
eventually returned to where it started.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 6y agoA total displacement of zero means that the final position of an object is the same as the original position even though their may have been a lot of movement, even for long distances before arriving back at the original position.
Wiki User
∙ 12y agoOver a time interval during which the object returns to its initial position, such as
the time it takes an Indy car to complete exactly one lap on the track.
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What is your distance if you ride a bike 500 meters then turn around and ride back what is your displacement?
If you come back to the starting point your displacement is zero
How are all paths that have a displacement of zero similar?
They all finish exactly where they start.
Displacement is different from distance because?
Well distance is the total lengh travelled but displacement is the distance from the starting point to the ending point(when you join the 2 points)
What is the displacement of person who leaves her porch to walk of 1 mile and then returns in thirty minutes?
the displacement is zero because even though she moved she went back to the same place so there is no distance between the beginning point of her walk and the end point of her walk. 0 displacement
How is distance and displacement the same?
The distance and displacement are the same when the displacement is parallel to itself or straight. Displacement is a vector and distance is a real number or scalar. If an object is displaced around a circle the displacement is zero and the distance is 2pi r.
If two displacement vectors add to yield a total displacement of zero what do you know about the two displacements?
A round-trip ride to school and back
What is the difference between the total path taken and the straight line connecting the sarting and last points of the path?
Total path is distance Where as the straight line is the displacement In case of a body going aroung a circle completing one full round, the distance is 2piR But the displacement is ZERO There by distance is a scalar and so it does not have direction But displacement is a vector. Because of vector addition we get displacement in this case as ZERO
What is greater distance or displacement?
Distance is greater , because displacement can be zero ,but, distance cannot be zero.
Can displacement be equal to zero?
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When can displacement be equal to zero?
Zero Quality
When can displacement equal to zero?
Zero Quality
Give an example where displacement is zero but distance is not?
when the body moves circularly from a point 'A' to a then the displacement will be zero(displacement is the shortest diatance from the initial point to final point) and the distance will not be zero.
If you ride and go to bazar which is 5km away from your house to buy some grocery and return back then how many distance you have coveredhow much is your total displacement?
Total distance = 10 km Displacement = zero
Can the distance travelled by a particle be zero when displacement is not zero?
The distance travelled by a particle cannot be zero when displacement is not zero because unlike distance which is a scalar, displacement is a vector quantity implying that it has both direction and magnitude.
Can the distance travelled by the particle be zero when the displacement is not zero?
The distance travelled by a particle cannot be zero when displacement is not zero because unlike distance which is a scalar, displacement is a vector quantity implying that it has both direction and magnitude.
What is the velocity if you travel in 10 mile circle at 15 mph and end up where you started?
The velocity is zero because the total displacement vector is zero.
Does displacement have to be in a straight line?
Displacement of a straight line is zero...
