Question

Explain path length and displacement with an example

Answer 1

Answer:

Dispacement is defined as the shorted length from the initial point it final point.

Path length(aslo called distance) is the total distance/or length of path covered.

Explanation:

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Answer 2

Answer:

path length- the total distance travel by an object.

Distance - The actual length of path travel by an object irrespective of its direction is called distance

suppose in a triangle ABC you moved from A to B then B to C then your distance tralvelled is through line ABC.

Displacement- The shortest distance between the initial and final position of an object is called displacement.

in the above given example your displacement is along the line AC.

Both are different quantities.

Distance is scaler quantity.

Displacement is vector quantity.