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Physics Dimensions Level: University

One Dimension
For which one of the following situations will the path length equal the magnitude of the displacement?
a. A jogger is running around a circular path.
b. A ball is rolling  down an inclined plane.
c. A train travels 5 miles east and then it stops and travels 2 miles west.
d. ball rises and falls after being thrown up from the earth s surface.
e. A ball on the end of a string is moving in a vertical circle.