Question

what are tha difference between distance and displacwment​

Answer 1

Answer:

DISTANCE :

1. It is the length of the path which body moves called distance traveled body. distance traveled by body is dependent on the length of path

2. it is a scalar quantity

3. it is always positive

4. SI UNIT is m and CGS UNIT is cm

DISPLACEMENT:

1. It is the shortest distance from initial to the final position

2. it is vector quantity

3. it is represented with a straight line with arrow

4. it can be positive or negative

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Answer 2

Answer:

Distance Displacement

1. It is the actual length of path followed by the body while moving between two positions.

It is the linear distance between the initial and final positions of a body.

2. It has only magnitude - it is a scalar quantity.

It has both magnitude and direction - it is a vector quantity.

3. Its SI unit is m.

Its SI unit is m.