An ant is moving on thin (negligible thickness) circular wire. How many coordinates do you require to completely describe the motion of the ant?

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Q: 42 (NDA-I/2013)
An ant is moving on thin (negligible thickness) circular wire. How many coordinates do you require to completely describe the motion of the ant?

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Science

question_exam: 

NDA-I

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0,3,14,3,8,5,1

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{'circular wire': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'many coordinates': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'ant': [1, 0, 0, 0], 'motion': [0, 0, 0, 3], 'zero': [0, 1, 0, 5]}

To completely describe the motion of the ant on the thin circular wire, you only need one coordinate. This is because the ant can move in either a clockwise or counterclockwise direction along the circular wire.

Using a single coordinate, you can specify the position of the ant on the circular wire at any given time. For example, you can measure the angle (in degrees or radians) between a fixed reference point on the wire and the current position of the ant. This angle can range from 0 to 360 degrees (or 0 to 2π radians), representing a complete revolution around the wire.

By knowing this angle, you can determine the exact position of the ant on the circular wire at any time. This single coordinate is sufficient to describe the complete motion of the ant.

Therefore, the correct answer is option 1: One coordinate.

Alert - correct answer should be 0