Examples of displacement in the following topics:
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- Velocity is defined as rate of change of displacement.
- The average velocity v⃗¯ of an object moving through a displacement (Δx⃗) during a time interval (Δt) is described by the formula: v⃗¯=ΔtΔx⃗.
- Slope of tangent of position or displacement time graph is instantaneous velocity and its slope of chord is average velocity.
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- In classical mechanics, a harmonic oscillator is a system that, when displaced from its equilibrium position, experiences a restoring force, F, proportional to the displacement, x: F⃗=−kx⃗, where k is a positive constant.
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- The position of the object is given by x and y, signifying horizontal and vertical displacement, respectively.
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- For example, in physics, the derivative of the displacement of a moving body with respect to time is the velocity of the body, and the derivative of velocity with respect to time is acceleration.
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- Such a problem can be solved using the net change theorem, which states that the integral of a rate of change is the net change (displacement for position functions):