College Physics (10th Edition)
10th Edition
ISBN: 9780321902788
Author: Hugh D. Young, Philip W. Adams, Raymond Joseph Chastain
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 2, Problem 2CQ
Give an example or two in which the magnitude of the displacement of a moving object is (a) equal to the distance the object travels and (b) less than the distance the object travels. (c) Can the magnitude of the displacement ever be greater than the distance the object travels?
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