No. Distance can be greater than displacement, but not less. The magnitude of the displacement between two points is also the minimum possible distance of a path between the same points.
However, the displacement can be zero if the distance is not if the object's starting point and ending point are the same.
Yes, the distance travelled by a particle can be zero even when the displacement is not zero. This can happen when the particle moves back and forth along the same path, resulting in a net displacement of zero but no actual distance covered.
On a three dimensional basis yes it can. Fir instance, if an object is moving directly towards or away from you the angular displacement can be zero though the distance displacement changes.
If the distance is measured from a point other than the initial position of the object.
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The distance travelled by a particle cannot be zero when displacement is not zero because unlike distance which is a scalar, displacement is a vector quantity implying that it has both direction and magnitude.
Yes, an object can have zero displacement even after moving through a distance. This occurs when the initial and final positions of the object are the same. In such cases, although the object has moved, its overall change in position or displacement is zero.
Displacement is a vector quantity that measures the change in position of an object. It can be zero even if the distance traveled is not zero when the object moves back to its initial position. For example, if a car drives in a complete circle and returns to its starting point, its displacement is zero since the initial and final positions are the same, even though the distance traveled is not zero.
Yes, it is possible for displacement to be zero while distance is not. This can happen when an object moves in different directions and its total movement results in a non-zero distance, while the net change in position (displacement) from start to finish is zero.
distance travel led by a particle in a given interval of time is known as displacement. displacement=distance traveled by time taken.Displacement may be zero. it is path length which a particle travels.distance should not be zero.
Yes, it is possible for displacement to be zero but the distance traveled to be non-zero. This occurs when an object moves back and forth between two points, resulting in zero net displacement but a non-zero total distance covered.
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when the body moves circularly from a point 'A' to a then the displacement will be zero(displacement is the shortest diatance from the initial point to final point) and the distance will not be zero.