what is the difference between distance and displacement
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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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Distance is the length of the path taken by an object whereas displacement is the simply the distance between where the object started and where it ended up.
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