JEE Main Physics question

Statement 1: Displacement of a body is the vector sum of the area under velocity-time graph. Statement 2: Displacement is a vector quantity.

(A)Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason **is** correct explanation for AssertionCorrect
(B)Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason **is not** correct explanation for Assertion
(C)Assertion is True, Reason is False
(D)Assertion is False, Reason is True

Answer: (A)

Solution

Both true; the need to take a signed ("vector") sum of the area follows from displacement being a vector.

Question ID VK-152475