Question

Give difference between distance and diplacement

Answer 1

1.Distance is the measure of area which is between two points which is the point of origin or the starting point and ending point of a location. 
1. Displacement is actually the distance a person is away from its actual point or the starting point. 

2. Distance is a scalar quantity 
2.Displacement is a vector quantity 

3. Distance is just the magnitude of the interval. 
3. Displacement is shortest interval connecting the initial and final points 

4. displacement is denoted by s 
4. distance is denoted by d 

5.distance formula: speed*time 
5.Displacement formula: s=vt 

6. Distance is proportional to speed and time 
6. displacement is associated with velocity of object 

7. eg:Say you rode in a car that went 100 miles east and then 100 miles west. The distance you travelled will be 200 miles, right? That’s because you went 100 miles and then another 100 miles. Interesting thing, though, you wound up back where you started. Since you finished your trip 0 miles from where you started, you have a displacement of 0 miles.

Answer 2

Distance
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---> Distance is a path covered by an object.
---> Distance is a scalar quantity.
---> Distance = Speed × time.
---> Distance can be measured in curves .

Displacement
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---> Displacement is the shortest distant that an object can cover.
---> Displacement is vector quantity.
---> Displacement = Velocity × Time.
---> Can only measure in a straight path.