Question

Choose the correct option:
i. Distance can be negative.
ii. Displacement can't be greater than Distance.
iii. Displacement is always less than Distance.
iv. Displacement can be equal to Distance.

• A. ii & iii
• B. ii & iv
• C. i & iii
• D. ii, iii & iv

Answer 1

The correct option is B ii & iv

Distance is the total path length traversed by a particle, which can not be zero.
Displacement is the difference between the final position and initial position of the particle, so, the difference can be positive, zero and negative.
For any condition, $\text{displacement}\le \text{distance}$.