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Difference between distance and displacement
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- Total length of path covered by a body.
- Scalar quantity.
- For a closed path distance traveled is non zero.
- Distance between two points can have any value.
- Shortest distance between initial and final position.
- Vector quantity.
- For a closed path displacement is zero.
- Displacement has unique value.
☆Displacement is smaller than or equal to distance.
☆Displacement is smaller than or equal to distance.☆Displacement is equal to distance when the object travel in straight line.
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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.
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