Question

Write difference between distance and displacement

Answer 1

Distance.

It is the actual lenght covered by a moving body.

It is scalar quantity.

Its SI unit is metre.

It is denoted as s or S.

It has mangnitude but no direction.

Displacement.

It is the shortest distance between intial and Final position.

It is vector quantity.

Its SI unit is metre.

It is denoted as d or x.

It has magnitude and direction both..