Did you know?
Did you know that if Nora rides a bicycle for 5 minutes on a curvy road at a constant speed of 10 m/s, her ride can be described in terms of position, velocity, and acceleration? Position refers to where Nora is located on the road at any given time. Velocity refers to the rate at which Nora is changing her position, which in this case is constant at 10 m/s. Acceleration, on the other hand, refers to the rate at which Nora is changing her velocity. Since Nora is riding at a constant speed, her acceleration is zero.
Now, let's talk about the difference between distance and displacement. Distance is the total amount that Nora travels along the curvy road. In this case, if she rides for 5 minutes at a constant speed of 10 m/s, she would travel a distance of 3000 meters (10 m/s * 60 s/min * 5 min = 3000 m).
On the other hand, displacement refers to Nora's change in position from her starting point to her ending point. Since she rides in a straight line at a constant speed, her displacement would be equal to her distance covered, which is 3000 meters in this case.
So, even though Nora rides on a curvy road, her constant speed allows her displacement to be equal to the distance she rides.
