Question

If an object moves along a straight line without changing direction, what is the relationship between its path length and the magnitude of its displacement?

Options

• Path < displacement

• Path = displacement

• Path = 0, displacement ≠ 0

• Path > displacement

Answer 1

Path = displacement

Explanation:

 

When motion is in a single direction along a straight line, the total distance travelled is exactly the same as the straight-line distance from start to finish.