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Position, Displacement, and Distance

Mathematics · Class 12

Position s(t) is signed location; displacement is change in position; distance is total path length.

Position, displacement, and distance
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Position, displacement, and distance: Position s(t) is signed location; displacement is change in position; distance is total path length.
CONCEPT AND RULE: Position s(t) is signed location; displacement is change in position; distance is total path length.
METHOD: For position, displacement, and distance, identify the given information and required result. Select
Position s(t) is signed location; displacement is change in position; distance is total path length.
Worked pattern: From s=2 to s=-3, displacement=-5 while distance for direct travel is 5.

Right triangle — Position, Displacement, and Distance — original sketch for this lesson (not copied from a textbook).