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Different between distance and displacement.

Answer» Distance : 1. It is a scaler quantity.

2. It's the total path between intial and final position of the object.

3. It can be positive or zero but cannot be negative.

Displacement : it is a vector quantity.

2. It is the shortest distance possible between initial and final position of object.

3 It can be positive, negative, and may be zero.

DISTANCE CAN NEVER BE LESS THAN DISPLACEMENT and vice.versa.
Differentiating PropertyDistanceDisplacement
DefinitionThe complete length of the path between any two points is called distance.Displacement is the direct length between any two points when measured along the minimum path between them.
Denotationds
Direction ConsiderationTo calculate distance, the direction is not considered.To calculate displacement, the direction is taken into consideration.
QuantityDistance is a scalar quantity as it only depends upon the magnitude and not the direction.Displacement is a vector quantity as it depends upon both magnitude and direction.
Route InformationDistance gives the detailed route information that is followed while travelling from one point to another.As displacement refers to the shortest path, it does not give complete information on the route.
FormulaSpeed × TimeVelocity × Time
Possible ValuesThe distance can only have positive values.Displacement can be positive, negative, and even zero.
IndicationDistance is not indicated with an arrow.Displacement is always indicated with an arrow.
Measurement in Non-straight PathThe distance can be measured along a non-straight path.Displacement can only be measured along a straight path.


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