A ball is displaced from O to A along a straight line with a distance of 5.0m,it will later return to O along the same path.what is the resultant displacement and the total distance by the ball?
Displacement = 0, because it ended at the starting point.
d = 5 + 5 = 10 m.
What is the total distance and displacement
Given the ans
Displacement=0 and the total distance=10
To find the resultant displacement, we need to understand that displacement is a vector quantity. It has both magnitude and direction. In this case, the ball moves from point O to A and then returns to point O. Since it ends up at the same point it started, the magnitude of the displacement is zero. However, its direction can be non-zero if we consider the direction from O to A as positive (+) and the direction from A to O as negative (-).
Now, let's calculate the total distance traveled by the ball. The total distance is the sum of the distances traveled during each leg of the journey. In this case, the ball moves a distance of 5.0 meters from O to A and then returns the same distance from A to O. Therefore, the total distance is:
Total distance = distance from O to A + distance from A to O
Total distance = 5.0 meters + 5.0 meters
Total distance = 10.0 meters
So, the resultant displacement is 0.0 meters, and the total distance traveled by the ball is 10.0 meters.