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Question 459898: is it possible to travel a great distance without any displacement? prove the answer.
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Yes it is. Consider running around in circles (say around a track) 500 times, but at the end of the run, you end up exactly where you started. Doing so will mean you've traveled quite a distance, but you've gone nowhere (hence zero displacement).