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Differences between distance and displacement........​

Answer 1

Distance:

• it is the actual length of path travelled by a moving body irrespective of time .
• it is a scalar quantity .
• it is measured by odometer
• its unit is metre
• it is denoted by S

Displacement:

• the change in the position of a moving body in a particular direction is called its displacement .
• it is not measured.
• its unit is metre.
• it is denoted by D
• it is a vector quantity .

Answer 2

DISTANCE➡

1)it is the length of path traversed by the object in certain time.

2)it is a scaler quantity that is it has only the magnitude.

3)it depends on the path followed by the object.

4)it is always positive.

5)it can be more than or equal to the magnitude of displacement

DISPLACEMENT➡

1)it is the distance traveled by the object

in a specified direction in a certain time (that is the distance between the final and initial positions)

2)it is a vactor quantity that is it has both the magnitude and direction

3)it does not depend on the path followed by the object.

4)it can be positive, negative and even zero

5)its magnitude can be less than or equal to the distance