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STATEMENT - 1 : Distance is a vector quantity and displacement is a scalar quantity.
STATEMENT - 2 : A person makes a round - trip journey, finishing where she started. The displacement for the trip is 0 and the distance is some nonzero value.
STATEMENT - 3 : A person starts at position A and finishes at position B. The distance for the trip is the length of the segment measured from A to B.

A

TTT

B

FTF

C

FFF

D

TFT

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  • If the angular displacement is large, it is a scalar quantity because

    A
    its magnitude for large values cannot be calculate.
    B
    it is not coplanar for large values.
    C
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    D
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  • STATEMENT - 1 : Distance travelled by a particle moving rectilinearly may not be equal to magnitude of displacement of the particle. and STATEMENT - 2 : Distance travelled is a scalar but displacement is a vector.

    A
    Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True, Statement-2 is a correct explanation for Statement-2
    B
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    C
    Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is False
    D
    Statement-1 is False, Statement-2 is True

  • A person starts walking and comes back to its initial position after 2 h, then which of the following quantity is zero?

    A
    Path length
    B
    Average speed
    C
    Displacement
    D
    Time

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