Respuesta :

distance is a scalar quantity while displacement is a vector.

a person could walk 5 meters forward and then 2 meters back. the person’s distance is 7 meters and their displacement would be 3 meters.

basically distance is the total space covered while displacement is the space of the starting and final points.
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ANSWER :

❥ Distance :

  • It is the actual length of path travelled by a body during its motion.

  • It is a scalar quantity.

  • It is always greater than or equal to the displacement of the body.

  • It is always positive.

❥ Displacement :

  • It is the shortest distance between initial position and final position of the body.

  • It is a vector quantity.

  • It can never be greater than distance travelled.

  • It may be positive as well as negative

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