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Question
A body is moving along a circular path of radius r. What will be the distance and displacement of the body when it completes:
Full revolution
Solution
Distance travelled is =perimeter of circle.
So distance travelled is =2π r.
Displacement =0 as starting and ending point are coinciding.
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