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what does a negative displacement indicate? movement to the left no movement movement in a circular path movement to the right
Brief Explanations
In physics, displacement is a vector quantity. A negative sign indicates the direction of the displacement relative to a chosen positive - direction. Commonly, left is considered negative and right is positive in one - dimensional motion. So negative displacement means movement in the opposite direction of the chosen positive direction, often to the left.
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Movement to the left