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    Jun 8, 2007, 11:19 AM
    Distance and displacement
    A car travels one fourth of a circle with radius r. find the ratio of the distance to its displacement
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    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.
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    Jun 13, 2007, 10:29 AM
    RO/2Rs(O/2) = 1/(2srt2)
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    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 :)
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