a) give two differences between distance and displacement?
b) explain at what conditions will the distance and displacement of a moving object be the same?
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a)distance is the total length covered by a particle.
distance is a scalar quantity.
displacement is the shortest distance covered by a particle.
displacement is a vector quantity.
b)at constant velocity both are same.
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a) Distance
(I)it is the magnitude of length covered by an object.
(ii) it can never be zero if the object has moved. it is a scalar quantity.
Displacement
(I) it is shortest path from initial to final position
(ii)it can be zero. it is a vector quantity.
b) The distance and displacement will be same if an object has travelled in a straight line path.
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