Physics
Class 9
Distance vs displacement
If you jog 200 m around a circular park and return to the starting point, what's your distance and displacement?
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uniboardhub
4 months ago
Distance = 200 m (total path), displacement = 0 (you end up where you started). Distance can never be zero unless you didn't move, but displacement can be zero!
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