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Which of the following is true for displacement?
(a) It cannot be zero.
(b) Its magnitude is greater than the distance travelled by the object.
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Answer
(a) False.
Reason — The displacement of an object which travels a certain distance and comes back to its initial position is zero.
(b) False.
Reason — The displacement of an object can be equal to, but never greater than the distance travelled.
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