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What is the largest possible displacement resulting from 2 displacements with magnitudes of 3m and 4m? What is the smallest possible resultant? draw sketches to demonstrate your answers...
Ok... I got the smallest possible resultant...But what's a displacement and how do you solve that???
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2006-09-05 14:56:31 · 5 answers · asked by Twilight Is Love 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
If you move 3 m, and then 4 m more in the same direction, you will have moved 7 m from your initial position. That is the largest displacement.
If you move 3 m, and then 4 m in the opposite direction, you will end up 1 m from your starting point. That is the smallest displacement.
2006-09-05 15:03:40 · answer #1 · answered by Mark V 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I understand the question, the displacements are undirected motions -- the magnitude of motion vectors. The greatest displacement is when the vectors are aligned (pointing in the same direction), in which case the displacement is 7 meters. The least possible displacement is when the vectors are anti-aligned (pointing in opposite directions), in which case the displacement is 1 meter.
For any other orientation of the vectors, the displacement will be between 1 and 7 meters. For instance, if the vectors are at right angles, the displacement will be 5 meters.
2006-09-05 22:03:02 · answer #2 · answered by Carl M 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The displacement is how far an object has been moved. A displacement of 3m means it has been moved 3m from its previous location.
2006-09-05 22:03:27 · answer #3 · answered by Demiurge42 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Displacement is just how far it moves. The larges one would be 7m, just move 3m and then 4m in the same direction.
2006-09-05 22:00:48 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the most displacement would have to be if you moved in the same direction, so itd be seven,. the least woulld be if you moved in one direction 3 and then 4 in the opposite, so -1 meters.
2006-09-09 19:38:16 · answer #5 · answered by Jeff R 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋