An object has moved through a distance. Can it have zero displacement? If yes, support your answer with an example.
Yes, even if an object has moved through a distance, it can have zero displacement. This can happen if, after moving through a certain distance, the moving object comes back to the same position from where it started from. For example, in going from home to school and coming back to home, some distance is traveled but displacement is zero because the initial and final point are the same(The person is leaving from home and coming back to home)
Another Example:- Athlete running in a circular track after completing one round comes back to the starting position, he has covered a certain distance(equal to circumference of the circle ) but the displacement is zero(because the straight line distance between the athletes final and starting position will be zero)
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