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Calculate the magnitude of distance and displacement of a body moving in a complete circle

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Answer:

Total distance = 2πr

Total displacement = 0

Step-by-step explanation:

To Calculate the magnitude of distance and displacement of a body moving in a complete circle, we must come to these facts that:

The distance = circumference of the circle which is equal to the product of 2 ,pi and radius r

That is

Circumference = 2πr

Since velocity is changing and not constant, it is a vector quantity. Likewise displacement is a vector quantity.

The total displacement will be equal to zero.

Therefore, total distance is equal to the circumference of a circle while total displacement is equal to zero.

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