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Problems with detailed solutions on displacement and distance of moving objects. Problem 1. An object moves from point A to point B to point C, then back to point B and then to point C along the line shown in the figure below. a) Find the distance covered by the moving object. b) Find the magnitude and direction of the displacement of the object.
2-1 Position, Displacement, and Distance In describing an object’s motion, we should first talk about position – where is the object? A position is a vector because it has both a magnitude and a direction: it is some distance from a
Distance and displacement is a change in position. 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.
Compare and contrast distance and displacement. Use a graph to determine distance and displacement of an object. Use the correct units for distance and displacement.
Distance and displacement – problems and solutions. 1. A car travels along a straight road 100 m east then 50 m west. Find distance and displacement of the car. Solution. Distance is 100 met ers + 50 meters = 150 meters. Displacement is 100 meters – 50 meters = 50 meters, to the east. 2. A person walks 4 meters east, then walks 3 meters north.
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This document contains examples of calculating distance and displacement from descriptions of object movement. Distance is the total path length traveled, while displacement is the straight-line distance from the starting point.
