Question

Explain with the help of an example that the distance travelled by a body depends upon
the path followed by the particle but the displacement of the particle is independent of the
path followed.​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Displacement. Displacement, in mechanics, distance moved by a particle or body in a specific direction. ... The distance traveled by the point depends on the path that it follows; it will be equal to the magnitude of the displacement only if the path is straight.