Displacement
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Physics
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9th Grade
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Olamide Gbenga
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Displacement
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Multiple Choice
Jerry walked from home to school, then from the school to the park. What is his total distance?
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Difference between Distance and Displacement
If the man in the first picture travels from Point A to the shop and back to Point A, what is the distance of the trip ?
If the man in the second picture travels from point A to his friend's house what is the distance of his trip ?
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Difference between Distance and Displacement
The man in both pictures travels a distance of 10m but in the first picture he ends his journey in point A while in the second picture he ends his journey his friend's house
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Displacement
In Physics, we define displacement as the change in an object's position
We indicate displacement with the symbol
X (Delta X)The SI unit of Displacement is Meters
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Displacement
Displacement is a vector quantity, this means it has both magnitude (number value) and direction
Displacement can also be negative to show movement in a negative direction
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Multiple Choice
If you walk from your home in the figure above to the library and then to the park. What is your displacement
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