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Assertion :An object travelling a distance of 600m may have zero displacement Reason: Displacement is shortest path between initial and final points

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Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
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Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
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Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
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Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect
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The correct option is B Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
Displacementisshortestdistancebetweeninitialandfinalpointwhiledistanceispathlengthtraversedbybodybetweeninitialandfinalposition.

Displacement may be zero while distance is not. For example in case of a body moving in a circle after completing one revolution , its displacement is zero since initial position and final position of body is same while distance covered will be equal to circumference of circle.



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