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Distance and Displacement

(1) Motion requires a reference point to determine if an object has changed position; (2) A scalar quantity like distance is independent of direction while a vector quantity like displacement includes both distance and direction; (3) Distance is the total length traveled along an object's path while displacement is the straight-line distance between the starting and ending points.

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Distance and Displacement

(1) Motion requires a reference point to determine if an object has changed position; (2) A scalar quantity like distance is independent of direction while a vector quantity like displacement includes both distance and direction; (3) Distance is the total length traveled along an object's path while displacement is the straight-line distance between the starting and ending points.

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CHRISTINE D.

BALILO
Motion
Can be described as a change in
position. However, to say that there is
a change in position, we must
consider a reference point. A
reference point is fixed. You can
determine whether an object moves
by comparing its position to that of a
fixed point.
Review
A quantity that is ignorant
scalar quantity
of direction is referred to as
a _________________. -it has magnitude

 A quantity that is conscious vector quantity


of direction is referred to as -it has magnitude and
a _________________. direction
A B
A B
Distance
is the total length covered by the moving body. (represented by
continuous line)

A B
Total distance travelled = 10 m + 10 m = 20 m

10 meters

10 meters
A B
A B
Displacement ()
includes both the length and the direction of
the objects path from the starting point to its
end point. (represented by broken lines)
A B

10 meters East

5 meters 5 meters West


How to solve
Distance
1 2 3
d= d +d +d ………

Displacement
  x = forward – backward
2 2 2 (pythagorean theorem)
 x = c = a + b
Alvin travels 20km North, 30km east , 20km
H South,30km West then stopped. Find the
distance
o
w Given: 20kmN, 30kmE, 20kmS,
to 30kmW
so 1 2 3
Formula: d= d +d +d ………
l
ve d= 20km + 30km +20km +30km
d= 100km
Alvin travels 20km North, 30km east , 20km
South,30km West then stopped. Find the
H displacement
o Given: 20kmN, 30kmE, 20kmS,
w
30km E
30kmW
Formula:
to 20km N
20km S
x = forward – backward
so start
30km W = (20km N + 30km E)-
l
end

(20km S + 30km W)
ve = 50km- 50km
=0
Irene bikes 10km N, 8km S and 10km N
again. Find the distance.
H
o
w end
10km N
Given: 10km N,8km S, 10km N
to 10km N
8km S
Formula : d= d1+d2+d3………
d= (10km N + 10km N) +8km S
so start

d= 28km
l
ve
Irene bikes 10km N, 8km S and 10km N
again. Find the displacement.
H
o end
Given: 10km N,8km S, 10km N
w
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to 10km N
8km S x = forward – backward
so = (10km N + 10km N) – 8km S
= 20km N - 8km S
l
start

= 12km
ve
John walks 3km N, then turns and walks 4km
east. Find the distance
H
o Given: 3km N, 4km E,
w 1 2 3
to Formula=d +d +d ………
so d= 3km N + 4km E
l d= 7km
ve
John walks 3km N, then turns and walks 4km
east.Find the displacement.
H
o B
Given: 3km N, 4km E,
w
end
4km E
Formula:
x = c2 = a2 + b2
to 3km n

so
A
C = c 2 = 3 2 + 42
= c2 = √32 + 42
l
start

= c2 = √9 + 16
ve = c2 = √25
= c2 = 5km
Objective:
1.To be able to know the distance and
displacement from one point to
another.
2. Calculate and illustrate the distance
and displacement.

Materials: Activity sheet and direction


path
Procedure:
1. Go to starting point which
is point Y.
2. Count your step from
point Y to point X, include
the direction
3. Count your step from
point X to point Z, include
the direction
4. Every steps is equivalent
to 1meter.
1. Find the
distance.
2. Find the
displacement
3. Illustrate the
distance
travelled you.
Distance Displacement

- always follows a straight


- does not always line
follow a straight
Line
- measures the length of
- measures the the straight line that
length of the connects the object’s
path travelled by
the object. point of origin and its
point of destination.
 
- can be shorter, equal,
- greater than displacement but it cannot be
greater than the
- scalar distance.
- vector
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