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Homework Statement
The quantities that describe location or its change are position, distance, and displacement. Which are vectors?
A.distance
B.none of these
C.displacement
D.position
golden_acorn said:Homework Statement
The quantities that describe location or its change are position, distance, and displacement. Which are vectors?
A.distance
B.none of these
C.displacement
D.position
golden_acorn said:Thanks. You see, that is precisely what I am confused about...If anyone can kind of help me understand what vectors are, that would be awesome...I have a test coming up soon, so I'm in Pre-AP Physics, and we just started with this stuff, and we are required to be enrolled in Adv Pre-Calc/Trig(hope that helps on how much I know).
golden_acorn said:alright, thanks for the article. So it would be displacement and position? Still trying to get the hang of this
golden_acorn said:... and position is also part of a vector.
golden_acorn said:Well, displacement is a vector, and it's the distance between the start and the finish position of a path,...
Position refers to the location of an object in space. It is usually described using a coordinate system such as Cartesian coordinates or polar coordinates.
Distance is the measurement of how far an object has traveled. It is a scalar quantity and is measured in units such as meters or kilometers.
Displacement is the change in position of an object. It is a vector quantity and is measured in units such as meters or kilometers. Displacement takes into account both the distance an object has traveled and its direction.
The main difference between distance and displacement is that distance is a scalar quantity, while displacement is a vector quantity. Distance only considers the magnitude of the movement, while displacement takes into account the distance and direction of the movement.
Position is the initial location of an object, distance is the total amount of movement, and displacement is the change in position. They are all related in that they describe the location and movement of an object, but they are different quantities that are measured in different ways.