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प्रश्न
Explain the following concept in your own words with everyday examples:
Distance
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उत्तर
It is the actual path length covered by an object during its motion. It is a scalar quantity.
For example, when we go to a mall for shopping from our house and then return to the house, the distance travelled by us would be twice the distance between our house and the mall.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Fill in the following blank with suitable word :
Displacement is a…………………… quantity whereas distance is a………………………….
Clarify the difference.
Distance and displacement
A body when projected up with an initial velocity u goes to a maximum height h in time t and then comes back at the point of projection. The correct statement is ______________
State how the velocity-time graph can be used to find The displacement of the body in a given time.
What can you say about the nature of motion of a body if its displacement-time graph is A straight line parallel to the time axis?
The following table gives the displacement of a car at different instants of time.
| Time (s) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Displacement (m) | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 |
- Draw the displacement-time sketch and find the average velocity of the car.
- What will be the displacement of the car at (i) 2.5 s and (ii) 4.5 s?
Define Displacement.
A car covers 90 km in `1 1/2` hours towards east. Calculate
- displacement of car,
- its velocity in (a) kmh−1 (b) ms−1.
Geetha takes 15 minutes from her house to reach her school on a bicycle. If the bicycle has a speed of 2 m/s, calculate the distance between her house and the school.
Distance is a ______ quantity.
