- Displacement is the shortest distance between the initial and final positions. - For motion along a closed loop (like a full circle), the displacement is zero if the motion starts and ends at the same point. - For motion along half a circle, the displacement is equal to the diameter.
An athlete completes one round of a circular track of diameter 100 m in 20 s. What will be the displacements after 1 minute and 10 s, respectively ?
Asked in UPSC CDS 2 2021 · Topic: Mechanics (Newton's Laws of Motion and their applications)
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