6. cafeteria final position dorm 0 initial position physics -2 library 3 11 x (blocks) Consider a student movement from the dorm to the physics building and then to the cafeteria, what is the total change in position or the displacement for this trip? What is the distance travelled by the student?
Displacement, Velocity and Acceleration
In classical mechanics, kinematics deals with the motion of a particle. It deals only with the position, velocity, acceleration, and displacement of a particle. It has no concern about the source of motion.
Linear Displacement
The term "displacement" refers to when something shifts away from its original "location," and "linear" refers to a straight line. As a result, “Linear Displacement” can be described as the movement of an object in a straight line along a single axis, for example, from side to side or up and down. Non-contact sensors such as LVDTs and other linear location sensors can calculate linear displacement. Non-contact sensors such as LVDTs and other linear location sensors can calculate linear displacement. Linear displacement is usually measured in millimeters or inches and may be positive or negative.
![Flight 3
6.
cafeteria
final
position
-1
X₁
-5cm
dorm
000
10
to
20
| Distance = 40cm/
Displacement = 40cm
position
30
initial
cm
40
X₁
35cm
physics
NH
2
DO
50
60
70
35+5=41
35-(-5) = 40
library
3 x (blocks)
Consider a student movement from the dorm to the physics building and then to the cafeteria,
what is the total change in position or the displacement for this trip? What is the distance
travelled by the student?](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Ff49111ad-1fe4-4801-a8b2-5c1db9ac5d1b%2F6a2f3962-0207-4c96-b452-3035e88817b2%2Fn0slpb8_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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