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What is displacement and how is it measured?
What is displacement and how is it measured?
Displacement is the change in position of an object or person, measured in meters.
What does it mean for displacement to be a vector?
What does it mean for displacement to be a vector?
Displacement being a vector means that it has magnitude (size) and direction.
How is displacement different from distance?
How is displacement different from distance?
Displacement considers the start and end points and ignores the path taken, whereas distance measures the total length of the path taken.
What is meant by 'path independence' in relation to displacement?
What is meant by 'path independence' in relation to displacement?
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Can a person have a displacement of zero even if they have traveled a long distance?
Can a person have a displacement of zero even if they have traveled a long distance?
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