Question

State the difference between distance & displacement.
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Answer 1

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Distance:-

• The actual path covered by a body is called its distance.
• It can not be less than displacement.
• When it is divided by time, we get speed of the body.
• It can not be equal to 0.
• It's a scalar quantity.

Displacement:-

• The shortest path possible by the body is called displacement.
• It is equal to or less than distance.
• When it is divided by time, we get the velocity of the body.
• It can be equal to 0.
• It's a vector quantity.

Answer 2

Answer:

distance ;- total actual path covered by the body are called distance.

@ it is a scalar quantity.

displacement :- the shortest distance between initial position to final position are called displacement.

@ it is a vector quantity.