Understanding displacement and total distance traveled:

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  • If an object moves 4 m to the right and then 2 m to the left, its displacement is 2 m and the total distance traveled is 6 m.

    True
  • What is the first step to apply displacement and total distance formulas in motion problems?
    Identify the velocity function
  • Match the quantity with its description:
    Displacement ↔️ Change in position
    Total Distance Traveled ↔️ Absolute value of displacement
  • The formula for total distance traveled using integration is |∫_{t_1}^{t_2} v(t) dt|
  • What does a positive displacement indicate?
    Movement away from initial position
  • Total distance traveled is the absolute value of the displacement
  • What is the formula for displacement in terms of velocity and time?
    Δx=\Delta x =t1t2v(t)dt \int_{t_{1}}^{t_{2}} v(t) \, dt
  • What is the formula for calculating displacement using integration?
    \Delta x = \int_{t_{1}}^{t_{2}} v(t) \, dt</latex>
  • Match the variable with its meaning and units:
    \Delta x ↔️ Displacement in meters
    v(t) ↔️ Velocity function in m/s
    t_{1} ↔️ Initial time in seconds
    t_{2} ↔️ Final time in seconds
  • What is the formula for calculating total distance traveled using integration?
    Δx=|\Delta x| =t1t2v(t)dt |\int_{t_{1}}^{t_{2}} v(t) \, dt|
  • Displacement can be positive, negative, or zero
  • Displacement has both magnitude and direction.
    True
  • If an object moves from x=2 m to x=5 m and back to x=2 m, its displacement is zero.
    True
  • Displacement can be positive, negative, or zero, while total distance traveled is always positive.

    True
  • What is the key difference between displacement and total distance traveled?
    Direction and sign
  • Displacement can be positive, negative, or zero, while total distance traveled is always positive.
    True
  • Total distance traveled can be negative.
    False
  • If a particle's velocity is v(t) = 2t</latex> m/s, its displacement between t1=t_{1} =1 1 s and t2=t_{2} =3 3 s is 8 meters.

    True
  • What is the key difference between displacement and total distance traveled?
    Displacement can be negative
  • What is the formula for total distance traveled?
    |\Delta x| = |\int_{t_{1}}^{t_{2}} v(t) dt|</latex>
  • What is the formula for displacement using integration?
    Δx=\Delta x =t1t2v(t)dt \int_{t_{1}}^{t_{2}} v(t) \, dt
  • What is the definition of displacement?
    Change in object's position
  • The formula for displacement using integration is Δx=\Delta x =t1t2v(t)dt \int_{t_{1}}^{t_{2}} v(t) dt
  • Total distance traveled is always a positive value.
    True
  • What is the total length of the path an object has traveled called, regardless of direction?
    Total distance traveled
  • The formula for total distance traveled is the absolute value of the displacement
  • Displacement is a vector quantity with both magnitude and direction.
  • How is total distance traveled related to displacement?
    Absolute value of displacement
  • In the formula for displacement using integration, \Delta x represents the change in position.
  • In the formula for total distance traveled using integration, the absolute value of the displacement is used.
  • Displacement is a vector quantity that can be positive, negative, or zero.

    True
  • What is the formula for displacement in physics?
    Δx=\Delta x =t1t2v(t)dt \int_{t_{1}}^{t_{2}} v(t) dt
  • What type of quantity is displacement?
    Vector
  • Total distance traveled is the absolute value of an object's displacement
  • What is the key difference between displacement and total distance traveled?
    Direction
  • Steps to calculate displacement and total distance traveled
    1️⃣ Identify the velocity function v(t)
    2️⃣ Integrate v(t) over the time interval [t₁, t₂] to find Δx
    3️⃣ Calculate the absolute value of Δx for total distance traveled
  • In the displacement formula, Δx is measured in meters
  • What is the formula for total distance traveled using integration?
    |\Delta x| = |\int_{t_{1}}^{t_{2}} v(t) dt|</latex>