Question

Distance and displacement

Answer 1

Answer:

Distance and displacement are two quantities that seem to mean the same but are distinctly different with different meanings and definition. Distance is the measure of “how much ground an object has covered” during its motion while displacement refers to the measure of how far out of place is an object.

Answer 2

Distance is a scalar quantity that refers to "how much ground an object has covered" during its motion.

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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.

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