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Distance and Displacement MCQs

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  1. Q1. A jogger starts at one corner of a rectangular park measuring 120 m by 80 m and walks once all the way around back to that same corner. What is the magnitude of its displacement for this complete round?

    • A.240 m
    • B.0 m
    • C.200 m
    • D.400 m

    Answer: B. 0 m

    A complete loop ends at the starting point, so the straight-line gap between start and finish is zero. Displacement = 0 m, while the distance covered equals the perimeter 2*(120 + 80) = 400 m.

  2. Q2. After moving along every edge of a rectangular yard that is 90 m long and 70 m wide, A security guard ends the trip at the very corner it began from. What displacement has it undergone?

    • A.180 m
    • B.320 m
    • C.160 m
    • D.0 m

    Answer: D. 0 m

    A complete loop ends at the starting point, so the straight-line gap between start and finish is zero. Displacement = 0 m, while the distance covered equals the perimeter 2*(90 + 70) = 320 m.

  3. Q3. A toy car completes a single full lap of a rectangular table top whose sides are 60 m and 40 m, finishing where it started. What is its net displacement over that lap?

    • A.100 m
    • B.200 m
    • C.0 m
    • D.120 m

    Answer: C. 0 m

    A complete loop ends at the starting point, so the straight-line gap between start and finish is zero. Displacement = 0 m, while the distance covered equals the perimeter 2*(60 + 40) = 200 m.

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