Answer:
Distance is 500 m and displacement is 0.
Explanation:
Distance traveled by an object is equal to the total path covered during the entire journey. Displacement of an object is the shortest path covered.
In this case, we need to find the distance and the displacement of the race car drivers in the Indy 500 m race in a circular path.
In a race, the object must reach the initial position after some time. It means that the final and the initial position is the same. As a result, the shortest path covered i.e. displacement of the car is equal to 0. On the other hand, total traveled distance is 500 m.
