Question

Why is distance a scalar quantity but displacement is a vector quantity

Answer 1

Velocity is a vector quantity. ... Displacement is a vector quantity and not a scalar quantity because it can be only described by using both magnitude as well as direction. Distance, on the other hand, is a scalar quantity, since we need to know only about the path taken.

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Answer 2

Explanation:

because distance has only magnitude

but displacement has magnitude as well as directed on

magnitude means size

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