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A car does 100 laps on a circular track of length 10 km. The distance and displacement for the car are

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\begin{gathered} Dis\tan ce=1000\operatorname{km} \\ Displacement=0\operatorname{km} \end{gathered}

Step-by-step explanation

The distance for the car is the total space between the start of the journey and the end i. e. the amount of space the car covers in its 100 laps.

Therefore, the car's distance is:


\begin{gathered} 10\cdot100 \\ \Rightarrow1000\operatorname{km} \end{gathered}

The displacement of the car is the measure of change in the position of the car.

Since the car returns to its starting position after 100 laps, there is no change from the original position of the car, hence , its displacement is:


0\operatorname{km}

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