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Distance and Displacement

The actual displacement of the boat is the vector sum of its velocity and the velocity of the current. The actual distance traveled is the magnitude of the displacement vector. A. Displacement = Velocity of boat + Velocity of current = 2.2 km/h north + 6 km/h east = √(2.2)2 + (6)2 km/h B. Distance = Magnitude of displacement vector = √(2.2)2 + (6)2 km So the actual distance traveled by the boat is the magnitude of the displacement vector, which is √(2.2)2 + (6)2 km.

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Distance and Displacement

The actual displacement of the boat is the vector sum of its velocity and the velocity of the current. The actual distance traveled is the magnitude of the displacement vector. A. Displacement = Velocity of boat + Velocity of current = 2.2 km/h north + 6 km/h east = √(2.2)2 + (6)2 km/h B. Distance = Magnitude of displacement vector = √(2.2)2 + (6)2 km So the actual distance traveled by the boat is the magnitude of the displacement vector, which is √(2.2)2 + (6)2 km.

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KINEMATICS

What are the


words/phrases used to
describe the motion of
an object?
Vector Quantities vs. Scalar Quantities
• The mathematical quantities
that are used to describe the
motion of an object can be
divided into two categories.
Scalar – quantity that describe the
Magnitude.
Vector – quantity that describe for
both Magnitude and Direction.
Quantity Category
5m SCALAR

30 m/sec, East
5 mi., North
20 degrees Celsius
Quantity Category
5m
30 m/sec, East VECTOR

5 mi., North
20 degrees Celsius
Quantity Category
5m
30 m/sec, East
5 mi., North VECTOR

20 degrees Celsius
Quantity Category
5m
30 m/sec, East
5 mi., North
20 degrees Celsius SCALAR
DISTANCE
vs.
DISPLACEMENT
Distance vs. Displacement

Jeffrey, my
distance was
176 meters!

But Billy, your


displacement
was 1 meter!
Distance vs. Displacement
Distance and displacement are different.

Distance Displacement
How far an object The distance and
moves in total. direction an object
moves from a starting
position.
Distance vs. Displacement

Distance – refers to how much ground an object has


covered
- the length of a path followed by a particle.

Displacement – refers to how far out of place an object


is. It is the object’s overall change in position.
In a straight path - ∆x = Xf – Xi
if the path is not in a straight line, 2 vectors makes a
right triangle to each other – the Pythagorean theorem
is used:
│c│= √ a2 + b2
Distance vs. Displacement

90 ft.

Distance = 90 ft. Displacement = 90 ft.


Distance vs. Displacement

90 ft.

90 ft.

Distance = 180 ft. Displacement =127 ft.


Distance vs. Displacement

90 ft. 90 ft.

90 ft.

Distance = 270 ft. Displacement = 90 ft.


Distance vs. Displacement

90 ft. 90 ft.

90 ft. 90 ft.

Distance = 360 ft. Displacement = 0 ft.


Distance vs. Displacement

90 ft. 90 ft.

The Figure above is Lisa’s route from her house to school.


Lisa walked to school. Her house, labelled as point O, is
the reference point.
A. What is the distance traveled by Lisa from her house to
school?
B. What is Lisa’s displacement?
Distance vs. Displacement
In a basketball game, a player runs
from his own team’s basket down the
court to another
90 ft. teams basket
90 ft. and
then return from his own basket.
A. What is the displacement of the
player?
B. What is the distance traveled by
the player?
Distance vs. Displacement

A boat is moving 2.2 km/h north


across a river.
90 The
ft. current of the river
90 ft.
is 6 km/h going east. What is the
actual distance traveled by the boat?

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