Distance is equal to magnitude of displacement
when the motion is in a straight line.
The distance covered by a body will be equal to its displacement when the body moves in a straight line without changing direction. This occurs when the body moves from one point to another point in a straight path, as the distance covered will be the same as the displacement between the initial and final positions.
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.
Sure. As one car goes around a circle and as it completes one full rotation, then distance covered by the car is the circumference of the circle. But the displacement is Zero. So distance but no displacement.
Yes, the distance covered by a body can be greater than the magnitude of displacement if the body moves along a curved path rather than a straight line. Distance is a scalar quantity that measures the total length of the path traveled, while displacement is a vector quantity that measures the shortest distance between the initial and final positions.
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.
The distance covered by a body will be equal to its displacement when the body moves in a straight line without changing direction. This occurs when the body moves from one point to another point in a straight path, as the distance covered will be the same as the displacement between the initial and final positions.
yes,displacement is the shortest distance covered by a body,so distance covered by a body may be greater than the displacement.
Displacement is a value predicated on the shortest distance between an initial and final position. If a "body" moves a certain distance and returns to its original origin it has not technically traveled any distance based on this definition. The displacement will therefore be zero
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.
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.
Sure. As one car goes around a circle and as it completes one full rotation, then distance covered by the car is the circumference of the circle. But the displacement is Zero. So distance but no displacement.
No, displacement of a body is the change in position from beginning to end, regardless of the path taken, whereas the distance traveled by the body is the total length of the path taken by the body. These two quantities can be equal only if the body moves in a straight line.
Yes, the distance covered by a body can be greater than the magnitude of displacement if the body moves along a curved path rather than a straight line. Distance is a scalar quantity that measures the total length of the path traveled, while displacement is a vector quantity that measures the shortest distance between the initial and final positions.
Yes distance will be equal or more than the magnitude of displacement. Distance cannot be less than the magnitude of displacement in any way. For example if a body goes around a circle completing one full round then distance covered will be the circumference ie 2pi r But displacement is zero. As the starting and stopping point are one and the same, the distance between initial and final is 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.
The distance traveled by the body would be twice the height h, as it goes up and then comes back down the same distance. However, the displacement would be zero, as the body ends up at the same position it started from, despite having traveled a 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.