Question

differentiation between distance and displacement.

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Answer 1

Explanation:

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.

Answer 2

Distance :

• length of the path taken by an object
• It is a scalar quantity.
• It can be either equal to or greater than displacement.

Displacement :

• the shortest distance from the initial to final position.
• It is a vector quantity.
• It can be either equal to or lesser than distance.

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