Question

write the difference between distance and displacement

Answer 1

Total length from one place to another is known as distance. It is scalar quantity

Displacement the change of distance along with direction is called displacement. It is vector quantity

Answer 2

BONJOUR,
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DISTANCE: total length of the path covered by a body.
DISPLACEMENT: shortest distance between the initial position and the final position


DISTANCE : SCALAR QUANTITY
DISPLACEMENT : VECTOR QUANTITY

DISTANCE: it can not be negative or zero
DISPLACEMENT : it can be zero, negative