Statement I: In rectilinear motion when velocity is positive distance travelled increases and when velocity is negative distance travelled decreases. Statement II: Distance is length of the path covered by a particle.

Question

Statement I: In rectilinear motion when velocity is positive distance travelled increases and when velocity is negative distance travelled decreases. Statement II: Distance is length of the path covered by a particle. (A) If both Statement I and Statement II are true and the Statement II is correct explanation of the Statement I (B) If both Statement I and Statement II are true but the Statement II is not the correct explanation of the Statement II (C) If Statement I is true but Statement II is false (D) If statement I is false but statement II is true

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Either velocity is positive or negative distance travelled by a body is always positive, hence assertion is wrong.

Q. Statement I : In rectilinear motion when velocity is positive distance travelled increases and when velocity is negative distance travelled decreases. Statement II : Distance is length of the path covered by a particle.

If both Statement I and Statement II are true and the Statement II is correct explanation of the Statement I

If both Statement I and Statement II are true but the Statement II is not the correct explanation of the Statement II

If Statement I is true but Statement II is false

If statement I is false but statement II is true

Either velocity is positive or negative distance travelled by a body is always positive, hence assertion is wrong.

Q. Statement I : In rectilinear motion when velocity is positive distance travelled increases and when velocity is negative distance travelled decreases.
Statement II : Distance is length of the path covered by a particle.