Question

Difference between Distance & Displacement ?

Answer 1

distance-
1)distance is the total path traversed by a body.
2)it is a scaler quantity.
3)it can be never be zero
displacement-
1)it is the shortest path between the starting and the finishing point.
2)it is a vector quantity.
3)it can be zero(when a body travells in a circular path.

Answer 2

DISTANCE

1) It is the actual length of path covered by a moving body irrespective of direction in which the body travels
2) It is scalar quantity that means it only has magnitude
3) It can never be zero

DISPLACEMENT

1) It is the shortest path between the initial and final position of the body along a certain direction
2) It is vector quantity that means it has both magnitude and direction
3) It can be zero