Question
Give three important characteristics of displacement.
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Answer
Three important characteristics of displacement are:
- Displacement is a vector quantity having both magnitude as well as direction.
- Displacement of a particle between two given positions is unique and is the shortest path through which particle may go from its initial to final position.
- Displacement is independent of the choice of origin to the co-ordinate system.
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