Question

distinguish between displacement and distance​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. Distance is the length of the path travelled by a body in certain interval of time, whereas displacement is the shortest distance between the initial and final positions of a body.

2. Distance is a scalar quantity whereas displacement is a vector quantity.

3. Displacement can be zero when distance is not zero. But distance cannot be zero when displacement is not zero.

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Answer 2

Answer:

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.

Explanation:

Both are equal to each other if the motion of the object is in a straight line and that too in a single direction). The dimensions for distance and displacement both are the same.

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Distance and Displacement.

Distance- It can never be negative or zero, always positive.

Displacement-can be positive, negative or zero depending on the context.