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You are asked to jog in a circular track of radius 35 metres. Right at one complete round on the circular track, your displacement and the distance covered by you are respectively
Explanation
In circular motion, displacement is defined as the shortest vector distance between the initial and final positions. When a person completes one full round on a circular track, they return to their exact starting point, making the net change in position zero; thus, the displacement is zero. Conversely, distance is a scalar quantity representing the total path length traveled. For a circular track, the distance covered in one complete revolution is equal to the circumference of the circle, calculated using the formula 2πr. Given a radius (r) of 35 metres and using the approximation π ≈ 22/7, the distance is 2 × (22/7) × 35 = 220 metres. Therefore, the displacement is zero and the distance is 220 metres.
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