Asked in PMC Practice Test 9 (2021) 2021Moderate

Displacement of an object in moving around a complete circle is _.

Correct answer: D. Zero

  • A. 2πr
  • B. 2r
  • C. πr
  • D. Zero

Explanation

When an object moves around a complete circle, it returns to its starting position. Therefore, the displacement of the object from its starting position is zero. This is because displacement is a vector quantity that measures the shortest distance between the starting point and the ending point, and in this case, the starting and ending points coincide.

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