what happens to an object in motion with zero displacement but has travelled a lot of distance
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what happens to an object in motion with zero displacement but has travelled a lot of distance
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Yup. Totally possible for displacement to be zero but not distance. For example you walk from point A to point B then back to point A. Say the distance between A and B is 10m.
Total distance travelled = 20m
Total displacement= 0m
[cause there is no difference in distance between the starting point (Point A) and end point (Point A).]
Displacement will only be equal to distance if the distance travelled is the shortest route from the starting point to the end point.
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