Write the difference between distance travelled by a body and its displacement.An aunt travels a distance of 12cm from A to B and then moves a distance of 9cm at right angle to AB. Find the resultant displacement and the total distance covered by it.
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Distance:The actual length of path covered by a moving body from initial and final position is called the distance covered by the body. Distance is a scalar quantity.
Displacement : The shortest distance between the initial and the final position of a moving body is called displacement of the body . Displacement is associated with the direction and it is a vector quantity.
Distance : 12+9 (total path)
=21
Displacement :21 (as there was no return in its journey )
Displacement : The shortest distance between the initial and the final position of a moving body is called displacement of the body . Displacement is associated with the direction and it is a vector quantity.
Distance : 12+9 (total path)
=21
Displacement :21 (as there was no return in its journey )
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