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प्रश्न
Fill in the following blank with suitable word :
Displacement is a…………………… quantity whereas distance is a………………………….
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उत्तर
Displacement is a vector quantity whereas distance is a scalar.
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Velocity from a displacement – time graph.
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Exercise Problems.
An athlete completes one round of a circular track of diameter 200 m in 40 s. What will be the distance covered and the displacement at the end of 2 m and 20 s?
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