Question

Which of the following is true for the displacement?

1. It cannot be zero.
2. Its magnitude is greater than the distance travelled by the object.

Answer 1

1. As displacement can be zero when the initial and final position of a body coincide i.e when the change in position of a body is zero.
2. On the other hand, the displacement is always either equal to or less than the distance travelled by an object as displacement is the shortest distance travelled by an object.

Hence, both the statement is false.