Displacement in a plane (given initial and final positions)

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Displacement in a plane (given initial and final positions) formula
s
displacement
x1
x coordinate of initial position
y1
y coordinate of initial position
x2
x coordinate of final position
y2
y coordinate of final position

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A displacement is the shortest distance from the initial to the final position of a point P. Thus, it is the length of an imaginary straight path, typically distinct from the path actually traveled by P.

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Displacement in a plane (given initial and final positions) formula
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y1
x2
y2
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References

  1. Wikipedia:Displacement vector.

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