A ball is thrown upwards, and it reaches the height of 100 m and comes down. What is the net displacement and the distance covered, respectively?
Step 1: Given data:
The height reached by the ball = 100 m
The ball comes down.
Step 2: Finding the net displacement:
Displacement is the distance between the initial and final positions, which is zero in this case because the ball comes to its initial position after reaching maximum height.
Thus,
Net displacement = 0
Step 3: Finding the net distance:
Distance is the total length of the path.
The ball covers a distance of 100 m and returns along the same path covering again 100 m
Thus, the net distance covered by the ball = 2 x 100m = 200 m
Hence,
Net displacement = 0
Net distance = 200m