Question

Hi guys.....
What is. Displacement and distance.......
Class 9th

Answer 1

Displacement:

It is defined as the change in position of an object. It is of vector quantity and has a direction and magnitude. It is represented as an arrow that points from the starting position to the final position. For Example- If an object moves from A position to B, then the object’s position changes. This change in position of an object is known as Displacement.

Displacement = Δx=xf−x0

xf = Final Position

x0 = Initial Position

Δx = Displacement

Distance:

Distance is the total movement of an object without any regard to direction. We can define distance as how much ground an object has covered despite its starting or ending point.

Δd=d1+d2

Answer 2

distance is the path covered by an object.

displacement is the shortest distance travelled from initial to final position.