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Difference between distance and displacement

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Answered by snehakumari1952005
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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.

Answered by mintyboba
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distance

1.It doesn't have to be in a particular direction.

2.acctual distance travelled by a body

3.it is a scalar quantity.          

4. it is always a positive value.

                   

displacement

1.it is in a particular direction.

2.shortest distance travelled by a body.

3.it is a vector quantity.

4.it can be a positive value, negetive value or zero.

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