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Differentiate between distance and displacement.
Option A
Option B
Option C
Option D
Solution
Distance | Displacement |
$(i)$ It is the actual path travelled by the body. | $(i)$ It is the shortest distance between initial and final positions. |
$(ii)$ It can't be zero. | $(ii)$ It can be zero, positive or negative. |
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A person travelling in a bus noted the timings and the corresponding distances as indicated on the km stones. (a) Name this type of table $(b)$ What conclusion do you draw from this data ?
Time | Distance |
$8.00\, am$ | $10\, km$ |
$8.15 \,am$ | $20 \,km$ |
$8.30\, am$ | $30\, km$ |
$8.45\, am$ | $40\, km$ |
$9.00\, am$ | $50\, km$ |
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