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aishapopstar: 9 months ago

An object has moved through a distance. can it have zero displacement? if yes,support your answer with an example

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jameskay: 9 months ago

An object can have zero displacement when it has moved through a distance and returns back to the initial position from where it began its movement. For example, a tram leaves the depot, travels along its route and goes back to the depot. The tram will have covered a certain number of kilometers but its displacement is 0 km since it ends up where it started. Learn more on http://www.dynamicscience.com.au/tester/solutions/flight/velocity/displacement1.htm.

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rip87: 9 months ago via iPhone

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Azeri1969: 9 months ago | Last edited at 5:50AM on 8/21/2012

No, since displacement is the distance measured in straight line, distance can't possibly be zero since you say an object covered a distance. But if you end up where you started it could be zero.

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