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Difference between Distance and Displacement?​

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Answered by hotcupid16
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  • Distance is the length of the path taken by an object whereas displacement is the simply the distance between where the object started and where it ended up. For example, lets say you drive a car. You drive it 5 miles east and then 3 miles west.
Answered by devroy26780
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Difference between Distance and Displacement?

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★Distance:-

  • Distance is a scalar quantity that refers to "how much ground an object has covered" during its motion.

★Displacement:-

  • 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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