define displacement and distance
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Distance is a scalar quantity that refers to "how much ground an object has covered" during its motion. Displacement is a vector quantity that refers to "how far out of place an object is"; it is the object's overall change in position.
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Displacement
(i) Displacement is the shortest distance between the final and initial positions of the object in a given interval of time. It is a vector quantity.
Distance
(ii) Distance is the actual path length travelled by an object in the given interval of time during the motion. It is a positive scalar quantity
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