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Assertion: If distance travelled by a body is not zero, then displacement of a body will be a non-zero. Reason: Displacement of a body is the shortest distance between initial and final positions. -

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Assertion: If distance travelled by a body is not zero, then displacement of a body will be a non-zero.

Reason: Displacement of a body is the shortest distance between initial and final positions.

Options

  • Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is a correct explanation for Assertion.

  • Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is not a correct explanation for Assertion.

  • Assertion is True, Reason is False.

  • Assertion is False, Reason is True.

MCQ

Solution

Assertion is False, Reason is True.

Explanation:

A body's displacement can be zero even if its distance travelled is not zero. For example, if the body returns to its initial location after travelling a certain distance from it, the displacement is zero yet the distance traversed is non-zero.

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