Distance and Displacement

This lesson explains the concepts of distance and displacement in translational motion. It covers how to measure distance without considering direction and how displacement includes both distance and direction. The lesson also discusses the position of an object in relation to a reference point.

• 00:49 “So this point of reference could be the starting point when we consider a 4-cardinar point. And for a 4-cardinar point from elementary or elementary mathematics, we have 4-cardinar points which include the knots, the wes...”
• 04:50 “But when we consider the direction, it means there is possibility for an object to move in the north direction or the south or the east. In fact, sometimes you can move in the left or the right direction of a particular...”
• 08:51 “that has been well established. This means it's the direct length between any two points when measured along the minimum path of minimum path between them. The other difference we have mentioned at the beginning is that...”