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Unlike displacement, path length is described as a scalar quantity. What does this mean?

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Question

Unlike displacement, path length is described as a scalar quantity. What does this mean?

Options

  • It's zero in a round trip

  • It has magnitude but no direction

  • It has magnitude and direction

  • It can be negative

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Solution

It has magnitude but no direction

Explanation:

Scalar quantities are defined by their magnitude (size or amount) only, which is true for path length.

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