displacement can zero but distance cannot. Why?
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Distance cannot be zero because it is the actual path travelled by an object and it is scalar quantity as it depends only on the magnitude , but not on direction.
Whereas in case of Displacement. It is the shortest path travelled by an object from the initial position to the final position of an object . It is a vector quantity as it depends on both direction and the magnitude .
Displacement can be zero - Example is:
If an object travels from point A to point B , then if it again returns back to the same point A , then it's Displacement will be zero whereas it's distance will be 2AB (2 times of AB).
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Whereas in case of Displacement. It is the shortest path travelled by an object from the initial position to the final position of an object . It is a vector quantity as it depends on both direction and the magnitude .
Displacement can be zero - Example is:
If an object travels from point A to point B , then if it again returns back to the same point A , then it's Displacement will be zero whereas it's distance will be 2AB (2 times of AB).
Hope this helped you :)
All the best!!!
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