Question

Difference between Distance and Displacement!

Answer 1

Answer:

Distance = sum of the measurement of all the paths travelled to reach from one point to another. Therefore, Distance = Speed x Time. Displacement is the measurement of the length of the shortest path from the initial point to the final point. It is a vector quantity having direction as well as magnitude.

Answer 2

Answer:

distance

1. it is always positiv

2. it is scaler quantity

displacement

1. it can be positive and negative depending on its direction

2.it is vector quantity