Question

for a moving object distance covered by it is always greater than or equal to the displacement of the object in a given time. explain.​

Answer 1

Answer

• Distance is equal to the Total Distance covered by a body, from the initial till the final point$.$

• Displacement is equal to the shortest distance between two points.

• So we known that Distance can only be equal to or greater than the displacement and can never be shorter than the displacement.

• This is just common sense how can anything be shorter than the shortest path itself. But it can be equal to the shortest path

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Know More

☯ Distance is a scalar quantity and has only magnitude but no direction.

☯ Displacement is a vector quantity and has both magnitude and direction.

☯ Distance can only have +ve values whereas displacement can be +ve, -ve or even be zero.