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Two different types of graphs can be used to represent a travelling wave: Displacement-distance graphs, with displacement x (m) on the y-axis and distance d (m) on the x-axis; Displacement-time graphs, with displacement x (m) on the y-axis and time t (s) on the x-axis; Both transverse and longitudinal waves can be shown on these graphs
Distance is the actual path length that an object moves away from its original position. Distance is a scalar. We use the symbol d for distance. Displacement is the straight-line path between the starting point and the endpoint of a journey i.e. the distance moved in a particular direction. Displacement is a vector.
Vector quantities have both magnitude and direction. Displacement: the distance of an object from a fixed point in a specified direction. Velocity: the rate of change of displacement of an object. Acceleration: the rate of change of velocity of an object.
Use distance to describe the shortest path between starting and ending points, and use displacement to describe the total path between starting and ending points. Measurement from your initial position to your final position is distance traveled, and the measurement of the total length of your path from the starting position to the final ...
Distance is the length of the path taken by an object whereas displacement is the simply the distance between where the object started and where it ended up. For example, lets say you drive a car. You drive it 5 miles east and then 3 miles west.
Let's learn how to calculate displacements from v-t graphs. We will see why the area under the v-t graph gives displacement. Created by Mahesh Shenoy.
Distant-time graphs. The graph, above, is a distance-time graph for a car journey. We can see that the motion of the car changes with time. For section A, the car travels a distance of 20m in a time of 50 seconds. From this we can calculate the speed of the car: ')$*+,-& $%&&'= *).& 20. = =0.40./$
