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gumnaam
Jun 8, 2007, 11:19 AM
A car travels one fourth of a circle with radius r. find the ratio of the distance to its displacement
Capuchin
Jun 9, 2007, 07:58 AM
Distance is the total distance the car has traveled along the arc. Displacement is the distance between the start and end point.
This should be plenty for ryou to work out the answer.
mmjdny
Jun 13, 2007, 10:29 AM
RO/2Rs(O/2) = 1/(2srt2)
Capuchin
Jun 13, 2007, 10:32 AM
Hi mmjdny, we like to help peopl learn, not give them all the answers. Please keep this in mind in future, thanks :)