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Displacement is simply a movement of an object from it's original position.

As such, it's quite possible to have movement without applying any additional force. Newton's first law is that an object at rest will remain at rest and an object in motion will remain in motion unless acted upon by an unbalanced force (the defination of inertia).

So as long as the object is already in motion, you can have displacement without applying any addtional force.

Depending on your frame of reference, displacement occurs constantly (all items are on a moving planet, in a moving solar system, moving through the galaxy etc..)

2006-11-01 02:37:51 · answer #1 · answered by Javelinl 3 · 0 0

To move an object, either at rest or deflecting it from it current path, you have to change velocity vectors. The definition of doing so is called acceleration. Newton's Laws define F=ma, therefore any object that has mass will require force to displace it.

2006-11-01 10:34:15 · answer #2 · answered by SteveA8 6 · 0 0

I don't believe so; obviously some kind of a force must hold the solid aggregate together. Outside of the forces known to result directly from observable motion, there are only three kinds of force of which there has been any definite observational knowledge: gravitational, electric, and magnetic.

2006-11-01 10:23:40 · answer #3 · answered by Tina T 6 · 0 0

I dont think that we can move an object without applying force on it

2006-11-01 10:24:43 · answer #4 · answered by James Chan 4 · 0 0

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