Physics, asked by grishmarenu, 1 year ago

differentiate between distance and displacement

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Answered by lohithanaidu
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Distance : 
     
(i) Distance is the length of the path travelled by an object in a given time interval .
     (ii) It is a scalar quantity .
Displacement :
     (i) Displacement is the shortest distance covered by the object in specific direction .
     (ii) It is a vector quantity .

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Answered by patilvc1966
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distance travelled is the measure of actual length of the path between the two points
displacement is the measure of shortest distance between two points
distance travelled=speed ×time taken
displacement=velocity × time taken
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