Physics · Forces and Motion
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The value of ratio off displacement to distance is:
- A
Always more than one
- B
Always less than one
- C
Equal or more than one
- D
Equal or less than one
Distance is a scalar quantity that refers to "how much ground an object has covered" during its motion and Displacement is a vector quantity that refers to "how far out of place an object is"; it is the object's overall change in position. It is independent of the path and only depends on the initial and final point. Displacement is equal to or less than distance, it can never be more than distance, Hence The ratio of displacement to distance can be equal to or less than one but never more than one.
Displacement is equal to or less than distance, it can never be more than distance, Hence The ratio of displacement to distance can be equal to or less than one but never more than one.
Displacement is equal to or less than distance, it can never be more than distance, Hence The ratio of displacement to distance can be equal to or less than one but never more than one.
Displacement is equal to or less than distance, it can never be more than distance, Hence The ratio of displacement to distance can be equal to or less than one but never more than one.
Distance is a scalar quantity that refers to "how much ground an object has covered" during its motion and Displacement is a vector quantity that refers to "how far out of place an object is"; it is the object's overall change in position. It is independent of the path and only depends on the initial and final point. Displacement is equal to or less than distance, it can never be more than distance, Hence The ratio of displacement to distance can be equal to or less than one but never more than one.
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