Question

If the displacement of a particle is zero, then what can you say about the distance covered by it?

• A. It may or may not be zero
• B. It cannot be zero
• C. It is negative
• D. It must be zero

Answer 1

The correct option is A

It may or may not be zero

If the displacement of a body is zero, the distance covered need not be zero. If the body returns to its initial position after covering some distance, then the distance travelled by it is non zero. If it doesn’t move at all, then also its displacement is zero and in this case the distance travelled id also zero.