Question

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

Answer 1

Answer:

distance actual path length

displacement shortest path length

Answer 2

Explanation:

(a) Distance travelled is the actual length of the indirect path covered by the body whereas displacement refers to the straight line path between the initial and final positions. For e.g. In the figure given below, a body moves from point A to point B and then from point B to point C.