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Destination signs represent displacement rather than distance. Displacement refers to the shortest path between the starting point and the destination, indicating direction and magnitude. In contrast, distance measures the total length of the path traveled, regardless of direction. Therefore, destination signs focus on the endpoint's position relative to the starting point, highlighting the concept of displacement.
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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
How do you convert displacement time graph into distance time graph?
Displacement is distance from starting point. If the object is always travelling in the same direction then they are the same. If the object turns round, the distance would still be increasing, however the displacement would be decreasing at the same rate.
How is displacement explain in physics?
Displacement is basically the total space between point A and point B. Commonly mistaken, displacement is different than distance. For example, if somebody walked 5 meters to the right, then 4 meters to the left, their displacement would be 1 meter, and their distance walked would be 9 meters.
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.
Infer whether the size of an object's displacement could be greater than the distance the object travels?
Displacement and distance travelled are synonymous, so my inference would be no, it can't.
What is difference between distance and displacement?
Distance is a scalar quantity; it only gives you the value.Displacement is a vector quantity; it gives you the value and the direction.Example of distance - point A is 40m from point CExample of displacement - Point A is 40m from Point C, in a western direction.
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.
Is it possible that displasment is zero but not the distance?
Yes. If you end up where you started, your displacement is zero, but the distance you travel is the actual amount of ground covered. For example, if you made a round trip of 50 miles, your displacement would be zero miles, but your distance would be 50 miles. This is because the final position and the initial position are the same. Round trips always have a displacement of zero.
When a batter hits a high fly ball and run a straight line to catch it which one would have a greater displacement?
The batter running in a straight line to catch the high fly ball would have a greater displacement compared to if they were running in a curving or zigzag pattern. Displacement is a vector quantity that measures the shortest distance between the initial and final positions, so running in a straight line would minimize the distance traveled and maximize the displacement.
What would be the total distance an displacement of the trip from Atlanta to La's Vegas?
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Can you Determines your distance traveled and displacement if you want to hundred meters forward and then 35 m backwards?
The distance traveled would be 135 meters (100m forward + 35m backward). The displacement would be 65 meters forward (100m - 35m) as it measures the shortest distance from the initial point to the final point.
An object has moved though a distance can it have zero displacement it yes support your answer with an example?
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/An_object_has_moved_though_a_distance_can_it_have_zero_displacement_it_yes_support_your_answer_with_an_example" Yes If a body travel a distance S from X to Y and return to X then distance travelled is 2S but displacement is zero In a uniform circular motion, the distance travelled by a body in one revolution is 2Ï€r but displacement is zero
