what is displacement?
for speed and velocity stuff

Question

anonymous · Answer

The difference from where you started to where you are right now, NOT total distance traveled.

anonymous · Answer

Vector version of distance (includes how far travelled and in what direction).

anonymous · Answer

so how do you find it???
do you take the final distance form the initial distance??

bahrom7893 · Answer

displacement is equal to the distance from where you were to where you are now.. what the people above me mean is that:
suppose you walk around in a circle and stop where you started.. that means your displacement is 0, since you didn't end up anywhere other than where u started..

bahrom7893 · Answer

but the distance is the circumference of that circle.. since u traveled some distance..

anonymous · Answer

oh ok so if the end position was e.g. 15 and where i started was 5 thewn would the displacement be 10???
so the difference, right??

bahrom7893 · Answer

yes

bahrom7893 · Answer

but the distance would be like did you travel in a straight line say:
5__________10
or
5_______|-|_10

anonymous · Answer

whats the second one???
:s
whats the i-i_10?

bahrom7893 · Answer

go on here.. let me draw and explain: http://www.twiddla.com/564137

bahrom7893 · Answer

see what I meant..

anonymous · Answer

yup
thanks
cool website :)