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Secondary V • 1mo.

how to do distance and displacement

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    Team Alloprof • 1mo.

    Hi !

    The distance covered is the length of the trajectory followed by an object, regardless of its orientation. It is a sum of movements.

    $$ d= \mid \Delta x_{1}\mid+\mid\Delta x_{2}\mid+ \mid\Delta x_{3}\mid+... $$


    The displacement represents the oriented straight line distance separating the points of departure and arrival.


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    I hope this helps and if you have any other questions, feel free to ask them.

    Have a nice evening !

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