Question

Question 3
Which of the following is true for displacement?
(a) It cannot be zero.
(b) Its magnitude is greater than the distance travelled by the object

Answer 1

None of the statements is true for displacement. The first statement is false because displacement can be zero (if the initial and final positions coincide). The second statement is also false because the magnitude of displacement is always less than or equal to the distance travelled by the object. Displacement can never be greater than the distance as it is the shortest path between initial and final position.