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प्रश्न
Define Displacement.
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उत्तर १
Displacement of an object between two points is the shortest distance between these two points.
“It is the unique path that can take the body from its initial to the final position.”
उत्तर २
The displacement of a moving body is defined as the change in its position along a particular direction
संबंधित प्रश्न
If on a round trip you travel 6 km and then arrive back home :
What distance have you travelled ?
Give two differences between displacement and distance.
Can you suggest the kind of motion of a body from the following distance – time graph?

Write two differences between distance and displacement.
The table below shows the distance travelled by two vehicles A and B during each second:
| Time (s) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Distance travelled by A (m) | 0 | 20 | 80 | 180 | 240 | 300 | 360 | 420 |
| Distance travelled by B (m) | 0 | 10 | 40 | 90 | 160 | 250 | 360 | 490 |
Which vehicle is moving with uniform velocity?
The table below shows the distance travelled by two vehicles A and B during each second:
| Time (s) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Distance travelled by A (m) | 0 | 20 | 80 | 180 | 240 | 300 | 360 | 420 |
| Distance travelled by B (m) | 0 | 10 | 40 | 90 | 160 | 250 | 360 | 490 |
At what time do A and B meet?Which vehicle is moving with a constant acceleration?
A car starts from rest and moves along the x-axis with constant acceleration 5 ms–2 for 8 seconds. If it then continues with constant velocity, what distance will the car cover in 12 seconds since it started from the rest?
An ant moves from one corner of a room diagonally to the opposite corner. If the dimensions of the hall are 8m x 6m, the displacement of the ant is ______.
Choose the correct option.
Displacement is the ______ distance covered by a body.
