I really need some help!
2007-01-22 09:53:09 · 5 answers · asked by blueteeth0095 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
that's it?
a straight line?
2007-01-22 10:05:20 · update #1
I MEANT WHAT DOES IT MEAN...
IS THAT A STRAIGHT LINE?
I AM CONFUSED
2007-01-22 10:13:04 · update #2
It means that you traveled in a straight line.
2007-01-22 09:55:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that you have traveled in a straight line. With a given distance traveled, or arc length of travel, the maximum displacement is achieved when you travel in a straight line, and that displacement is equal to the distance traveled. If you travel in an exact circle, or any other path that ends at the point you started from, you have a displacement of zero. Any displacement in between is possible, too. For example, if you travel 3 miles and then turn 90 degrees and travel 4 miles more, you have formed two legs of a right triangle; your displacement is the hypotenuse, 5 miles, even though the distance you traveled was 7 miles.
2007-01-22 09:55:17 · answer #2 · answered by DavidK93 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have encountered the curvature of the planet.
2007-01-30 09:47:05 · answer #3 · answered by RangerWright 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it never hurts to ask your teacher
2007-01-29 17:09:20 · answer #4 · answered by Rick 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WHAT'S THE POINT?
2007-01-27 08:20:24 · answer #5 · answered by itsabluesthing 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋