Question

Distance and displacement..​

Answer 1

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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

Explanation:

• Distance travelled is the total path length covered by the object.
• But, displacement is the change in position, i.e., difference between final position and initial position. Another thing is that displacement has a direction, hence, it is a vector quantity, whereas,
• distance travelled is a scalar quantity.