Rankers Physics
Topic: Kinematics
Subtopic: Distance and Displacement

Which of the following statement is incorrect ?
Displacement is independent of the choice of origin of the axis
Displacement may or may not be equal to the distance travelled
When a particle returns to its starting point, its displacement is not zero
Displacement does not tell the nature of the actual motion of a particle between the points

Solution:

When particle comes back to initial position displacement becomes zero.

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