Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Calculate the distance and displacement in the following case:
Advertisements
Solution
Distance is 4+4=8 m while displacement is 3m.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
What is the difference between distance travelled by a body and its displacement ? Explain with the
help of a diagram.
Can displacement be zero even if the distance is not zero? Give one example to explain your answer.
Can displacement-time sketch be parallel to the displacement axis? Give a reason to your answer.
A ball moves on a smooth floor in a straight line with uniform velocity 10 m s-1 for 6 s. At t = 6 s, the ball hits a wall and comes back along the same line to the starting point with the same speed. Draw the velocity-time graph and use it to find the total distance travelled by the ball and its displacement.
A body is moving along a circular path of radius r. What will be the distance and displacement of the body when it completes:
`(3/4)` th of a revolution
Give the name of the physical quantity that corresponds to the rate of change of displacement.
Is distance covered during nth second more than the distance covered in n seconds?
The graph shows how the velocity of a scooter varies with time in 50 s.
Work out: The distance traveled in 10 s, 20 s, and 50 s.
Match the following.
| 1. | Displacement | Knot |
| 2. | Light travelling through vacuum | Geometric centre |
| 3. | Speed of ship | Metre |
| 4. | Centre of gravity of geometrical shaped objects | Larger base area |
| 5. | Stability | Uniform velocity |
Give some examples for vector quantity.
