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Q88 (CDS-I/2014) Science & Technology › Basic Science (Physics, Chemistry, Biology) › Basic mechanics concepts Answer Verified

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

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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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