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Matter In Our Surroundings

Question
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A body thrown in the vertically upward direction rises upto a height h and comes back to the position of start.

Calculate:

(i) the total distance travelled by the body; and

(ii) the displacement of the body.

Solution

Given, a body thrown vertically upward comes back to it's position of start. The body rise upto a height 'h' when thrown vertically up.

(i) The total distance travelled = h + h = 2h.

(ii) The displacement is zero, because the initial and final positions coincide.