Question

A car runs around a circular race track from the point A to diametrically opposite point B The radius of the circle is ‘r’ . The distance traveled by the car is ________ the displacement of the car is _________ show your work!

Answer 1

Distance = πr

Displacement = 2r

Step-by-step explanation:

First we need to find the distance covered by the car. As the car is travelling on a circular path and it traveled to a diametrically opposite point on the circular path. Therefore, the distance covered by the car must be the half value of the circumference.

Distance = Circumference/2

Distance = 2πr/2

Distance = πr

Since, displacement is the straight line distance between two points. So, the displacement in moving from a point to its diametrically opposite point must be equal to the diameter of circle:

Displacement = Diameter

Displacement = 2r