JEE Main Physics question

Physics Motion in a Straight Line JEE Main

Statement 1: Displacement of a body may be zero when the distance travelled by it is not zero. Statement 2: The displacement is the longest distance between the initial and final position.

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

Answer: (C)

Solution

S1 is true (e.g. a round trip). S2 is false — displacement is the *shortest*

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