What is the difference between displacement and distance?
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Displacement is the shortest distance travelled by an object from point A to B ..
Distance is path of traveling from A to B
Distance is path of traveling from A to B
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Distance:-
Distance is the length of the actual path traversed by a body, irrespective of its direction of motion.
Distance between two given given points may be same or different paths chosen.
It is a scalar quantity.
Distance covered is always positive or zero.
Displacement:-
Displacment is the shortest distance between the initial and final positions of a body in a given direction.
Displacement between two given points is always same.
It is a vector quantity.
Displacement covered may be positive, negative or zero.
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