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Displacement is measured in a straight line from the initial to the final position and must include the direction. However, the displacement need not take place in a straight line. For example, I can start at the east-most point on a circular path of radius r metres, and walk halfway around it. My displacement would be 2*r metres due West even though I did not walk in a straight line at any stage.

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What two things must you include when describing displacement?

When describing displacement, you must include both the direction and the distance of the object's movement from its original position. This information provides a comprehensive understanding of how the object has changed position in relation to a reference point.


Does displacement measurements must include magnitude and unit and direction?

Yes. If you leave out any of that information, then you leave the next person guessing.


What is required for a force to do work on an object?

in the same direction as the object's motion.


Why does distance have to be equal or greater than displacement?

Distance is the total path length traveled by an object, while displacement is the straight-line distance between the initial and final positions, considering direction. Since displacement represents the shortest possible path between two points, the distance covered must always be equal to or greater than this straight-line measure. This is because any deviation from a straight path, such as curves or changes in direction, increases the total distance traveled without reducing the displacement. Thus, by definition, distance cannot be less than displacement.


Displacement must always indicate?

Displacement must always indicate the change in position or location of an object or particle in a specified direction. It is a vector quantity that measures the distance and direction between an object's starting position and its ending position.


What must a displacement always show?

Direction and speed which is also velocity.


What are the two things that must be present in order for work to be done?

In order for work to be done, two things must be present: force and displacement. Force is applied to an object to move it, causing it to undergo a displacement in the direction of the force. Work is calculated as the product of force and displacement in the direction of the force.


What conditions must be met for work to be done?

1. A force is needed 2. The point of application of the force is to be displaced. 3. If the displacement is in the direction of the force then work is said to be done by the force and if the direction of displacement is opposite to the force then work is done against the force.


What must displacement always indicate?

Displacement always indicates a change in position from an initial point to a final point in a specific direction. It is a vector quantity that describes both distance and direction traveled from the starting point.


What is displacement in mathematics?

Suppose a body moves from one point to another. If we draw a straight line between these two points, the length of this line is the displacement of the body no matters how much ground the body covers to reach the final point. It must be noted here that this straight line marks the shortest path between the two points. Thus, displacement can be defined as vector quantity which is the length of the shortest path connecting the point where a body starts to move and the point where the body finally reaches.


How does the order that the vectors are combined affect the displacement?

The order in which vectors are combined affects the overall displacement because vector addition is not commutative. The resultant vector will be different depending on the direction and magnitude of each individual vector. To find the total displacement, you must consider both the direction and magnitude of each vector in relation to the others.


Why vector is staight not a curve?

Because a vector contains information about the direction. A direction, at any particular position is the tangent to the curve and this, by definition, must be straight.