Question

different between distance and displacement

Answer 1

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Distance

•The Actual Length or path between two position is a scalar called distance.it is represented by "s" or "D"its dimension is [L]

Displacement

•The shortest distance between two positions in a straight line is a vector called displacement.it is represented by "S" OR "D"its dimension is [L] and it includes a direction

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•Distance is the scalar value of how far an object has traveled regardless of direction.

•Displacement is the vector value of how far an object has been displaced, meaning how far is it from where it started.

•The better way to describe the difference between displacement and distance is here.

1.Displacement is the directed line segment between initial and final position of a moving body.

2.Distance is the total length of path traversed by the moving body irrespective of direction.

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Let me give u 2 examples

Ex. 1. Let's say we have a motor boat traveling in a circular path whose circumference is 200 meters. If say, the boat started at point A and follows the circular path and then returns to point A after 40 seconds, then the boat traveled a DISTANCE of 200 meters. The DISTANCE is the ACTUAL LENGTH OF THE PATH taken in moving from one point to another.

Now, how about the displacement? Well, the displacement of the boat when it returns to point A is ZERO. You can think of displacement as the straight line segment you draw from the beginning point to the terminal point. Since, in our example the beginning point and the terminal point are the same, then we can not draw a line segment! That means NO DISPLACEMENT. There was no change in the position of the boat even though it has traveled a distance of 200 meters. 
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Ex. 2 It is quite possible for distance and displacement to be equal. This happens when the actual path taken in moving from beginning point to terminal point is a straight line in one direction. I am force to emphasize, however, that displacement requires direction to be completely described, while distance does not require direction. If our boat in Ex. 1 traveled in a straight line for 200 meters from east to west, then the distance traveled is 200 meters. The displacement is also 200 meters but with the additional information: it is due west....
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Answer 2

Distance:-

Distance is the length of the actual path traversed by a body, irrespective of its direction of motion.

Distance between two given given points may be same or different paths chosen.

It is a scalar quantity.

Distance covered is always positive or zero.

Displacement:-

Displacment is the shortest distance between the initial and final positions of a body in a given direction.

Displacement between two given points is always same.

It is a vector quantity.

Displacement covered may be positive, negative or zero.