What is displacement? (article) | Khan Academy
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OverviewWhat does position mean?What does displacement mean?What do distance and distance traveled mean?What's confusing about displacement?Example 1: Displacement of four moving objectsExample 2: Distance traveled of four moving objects We must be careful when using the word distance since there are two ways in which the term di…Distance is defined to be the magnitude or size of displacement between two positions. Note that the distance between two positions is not the same as the distance traveled between them. Distance traveled is the total length of the path traveled between two positions. Distance travele…It is important to note that the distance traveled does not have to equal the magnitude of the displacement (i.e., distance between the two points). Specifically, if an object changes direction in its journey, the total distance traveled will be greater than the magnitude of the displacement be…
We must be careful when using the word distance since there are two ways in which the term di…Distance is defined to be the magnitude or size of displacement between two positions. Note that the distance between two positions is not the same as the distance traveled between them.
Distance traveled is the total length of the path traveled between two positions. Distance travele…It is important to note that the distance traveled does not have to equal the magnitude of the displacement (i.e., distance between the two points). Specifically, if an object changes direction in its journey, the total distance traveled will be greater than the magnitude of the displacement be…
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