Question

Differentiate between distance and displacement?

Answer 1

distance is the lenght of the path covered by an body or it is an scalar quantity whereas displacement is the shortest distance covered by the body or it is an vector quantity

Answer 2

1 . distance is the actual length of the path while displacement is shortest path between initial and final point.
2. distance is a scalar quantity whereas displacement is a vector quantity.
3. distance never be zero while displacement can be zero.