Question

distance and displacement

Answer 1

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:-

• Distance is the length of the actual path traversed by a body, irrespective of its direction of motion.
• Distance between two given given points may be same or different paths chosen.
• It is a scalar quantity.
• Distance covered is always positive or zero.

Displacement:-

• Displacment is the shortest distance between the initial and final positions of a body in a given direction.
• Displacement between two given points is always same.
• It is a vector quantity.
• Displacement covered may be positive, negative or zero.