Differentiate between distance and displacement.
Differentiate between distance and displacement.
| Distance | Displacement |
| $(i)$ It is the actual path travelled by the body. | $(i)$ It is the shortest distance between initial and final positions. |
| $(ii)$ It can't be zero. | $(ii)$ It can be zero, positive or negative. |
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A body can have zero average velocity but not zero average speed. Justify giving an example.
A body can have zero average velocity but not zero average speed. Justify giving an example.
Study the speed$-$time graph of a car below and answer the following questions
$(a)$ What type of motion is represented by $OA$ ?
$(b)$ Find acceleration from $B$ to $C$.
$(c)$ Calculate the distance covered by the body from $A$ to $B$.
Study the speed$-$time graph of a car below and answer the following questions
$(a)$ What type of motion is represented by $OA$ ?
$(b)$ Find acceleration from $B$ to $C$.
$(c)$ Calculate the distance covered by the body from $A$ to $B$.
$(a)$ Which type of motion is represented by the velocity$-$time graph shown below ?
$(b)$ Name the physical quantity which can be calculated by the area of rectangle $OABC$.
$(c)$ What does the straight line $AB$ represents ?
$(a)$ Which type of motion is represented by the velocity$-$time graph shown below ?
$(b)$ Name the physical quantity which can be calculated by the area of rectangle $OABC$.
$(c)$ What does the straight line $AB$ represents ?
The following table show os the positon of three persons between $8.00\, am$ to $8.20\, am$.
Time
Position (in $km$)
Person $A$
Person $B$
Person $C$
$8.00 \,am$
$0$
$0$
$0$
$8.05 \,am$
$4$
$5$
$10$
$8.10\, am$
$13$
$10$
$19$
$8.15 \,am$
$20$
$15$
$24$
$8.20\, am$
$25$
$20$
$27$
$(i)$ Who is moving with constant speed ?
$(ii)$ Who has travelled maximum distance between $8.00\, am$ to $8.05\, am$ ?
$(iii)$ Calculate the average speed of person $'A^{\prime}$ in $k m h^{-1}$
The following table show os the positon of three persons between $8.00\, am$ to $8.20\, am$.
| Time | Position (in $km$) | ||
| Person $A$ | Person $B$ | Person $C$ | |
| $8.00 \,am$ | $0$ | $0$ | $0$ |
| $8.05 \,am$ | $4$ | $5$ | $10$ |
| $8.10\, am$ | $13$ | $10$ | $19$ |
| $8.15 \,am$ | $20$ | $15$ | $24$ |
| $8.20\, am$ | $25$ | $20$ | $27$ |
$(i)$ Who is moving with constant speed ?
$(ii)$ Who has travelled maximum distance between $8.00\, am$ to $8.05\, am$ ?
$(iii)$ Calculate the average speed of person $'A^{\prime}$ in $k m h^{-1}$
What can you say about the motion of a body if its displacement$-$time graph is a straight line parallel to the time axis ?
What can you say about the motion of a body if its displacement$-$time graph is a straight line parallel to the time axis ?