Question

What is displacement . Tell in the terms of physics . How is it different from distance ?

Answer 1

Answer:

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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Answer 2

Answer:

Displacement is the shortest path between final and initial position.

Explanation:

It is different from distance in many ways:-

1) Distance can be greater than or equal to displacement.

2) If body is traveling in straight line path then distance and displacement are equal.

3)Displacement is vector quantity but distance is scalar quantity.