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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.

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What conditions will the magnitude of the displacement be equal to the distance?

Only if your entire walk is in the same straight line. Otherwise, no.Example:Start anywhere on the track at the high-school football field, and walk all the way around it.The distance you walk is 1/4 mile. Your displacement is zero, because you're now standingexactly where you began.


What is the unit for displacement?

Displacement is measured in distance, so any measurement dealing with only distance will work. The SI units are meters.


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)


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


How do distance and displacemen and different?

Look distance is the total length covered by a body and displacement is the shortest length covered by a body. Also displacement is a vector quantity (has both magnitude and direction) and distance is a scalar quantity (has only magnitude and no direction)

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When can a body have same distance and same displacement?

Distance is equal to magnitude of displacement when the motion is in a straight line.


Can distance and displacement be the same and how?

Distance and displacement can be the same only if an object moves in a straight line from its starting point and the displacement is measured along that line. In such cases, the magnitude of the displacement is equal to the distance traveled.


Can displacement can be zero even when distance is not zero?

No. Distance can be greater than displacement, but not less. The magnitude of the displacement between two points is also the minimum possible distance of a path between the same points.However, the displacement can be zero if the distance is not if the object's starting point and ending point are the same.


When is the magnitude of displacement equal to the distance?

The magnitude of displacement is equal to distance when an object moves in a straight line without changing direction. This occurs when displacement and distance have the same direction.


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 are distance and displacement the same?

when the motion is in a straight line.


Is there any example of motion where distance and displacement are same?

Yes, if an object moves along a straight path in a single direction without reversing its direction, then its distance and displacement will be the same.


Is there any example for motion which will have same distance and displacement?

Sure. If the motion is all in a straight line, then the distance and displacement are equal. ==> The Olympic 100-meter sprint is in a straight line. Distance = Displacement = 100 meters. If the direction of motion ever changes, then the distance and displacement are not equal. (I think if the direction of motion ever changes, then the distance has to be greater than the displacement.) ==> In the Indianapolis 500, Distance = 500 miles, Displacement = Zero, because the Starting line and Finish line are in the same place, so the car finishes at the same place he started at.


Are distance and displacement the same?

distance travel led by a particle in a given interval of time is known as displacement. displacement=distance traveled by time taken.Displacement may be zero. it is path length which a particle travels.distance should not be zero.


Is distance and displacement always the same?

No, distance and displacement are not always the same. Distance is the total length traveled regardless of direction, whereas displacement is the shortest path between the initial and final positions, taking into account direction. Thus, they could be different if the path taken is not a straight line.


In which circumstance is displacement the same as direction traveled?

Displacement is the same as direction traveled when an object moves in a straight line with no change in direction. In this case, the distance traveled by the object is equal to its displacement.


What is the only case in which magnitude of displacement and displacement are exactly the same?

The only case in which the magnitude of displacement and displacement are exactly the same is when the displacement occurs in a straight line. In such a scenario, the magnitude of displacement (distance between initial and final positions) will be equal to the displacement (change in position) as there is no change in direction.