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29 October, 13:04

Give an example of a trip you might take in your car for which the distance traveled as measured on your car's odometer is not equal to the displacement between your initial and final positions.

a) circular motion with a constant speed

b) linear motion with deceleration

c) linear motion with acceleration

d) linear motion with constant velocity

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  1. 29 October, 13:34
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    Choices 'b', 'c', and 'd' all have the same displacement

    and distance, because the motion is in a straight line.

    Choice 'a' can never have a displacement greater than

    the diameter of the circle, although the distance keeps

    growing and growing as you keep driving around it.
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