Question

what is the difference between distance travelled by a body and its displacement explain with the help of a diagram​

Answer 1

Difference between distance and displacement :

Distance -

• Distance refers to the amount of space between two points, measured along the actual path, linking them.
• Scalar Quantity.
• Length of the total avenue traversed by body.

Displacement-

• Displacement refers to the amount of space between the two points, measured along the minimum path linking them.
• vector quantity.
• least distance between starting and ending points.