Question

state two points of differences between distance and displacement

Answer 1

Answer : -

Distance :

• It is the actual path covered by a body.
• It is scalar quantity.

Displacement :

• It is the minimum distance between two points.
• It is vector quantity.

Answer 2

● 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.

● Distance gives the detailed route information that is followed while travelling from one point to another.

● As displacement refers to the shortest path, it does not give complete information on the route.

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