Question
a car travels (1/4)th of a circle with radius r . Find the ratio of the distance to it's displacement ?
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in 1/4 th of a circle , the particle will move 2πr/4 distance ( i.e move 900, 1/4 of circle is the quadrant of circle & total dist. or circumference is 2πr) and the displacement will be √2 r ( displacement is the shortest distance covered & as given radius is r so we can find displacement by using r2+r2=√2 r (θ=900,, ,by using pyth. theorem) now ratio of distance/displacement=( 2 πr/4)/√2r =π/(2√2)
Let us divide a circle in its four quadrants(as u may hav seen in trigonometry). A qaudrant occupies 1/4 th of a circle.
The key idea here is that here displacement will be straight line from one end to another and distance will be the part of circumference covered.
•For a quadrant, distance,
θ = l / r
l = θ × r = (π/2) × r = πr / 2
•diplacement,(hyp. of triangle)
use PT, h = (P^2 + B^2)^1/2 = (r^2 + r^2)^1/2 = r × √2
Now, divide and u wiil get, π / (2 × √2)...
2√2:π