Answer to Question #21173 in Mechanics | Relativity for Sanjay Singh

Question

how is it possible for a car to travel a certain distance and have a zero displacement

Answer 1

If the initial point and the final point are the same then thedisplacement is zero. For example if you start from a point A and travel a distance and reach B and again come back to A then displacement is zero, but distance = 2*AB