Differnce between distance and displacement.

1.	Differnce between distance and displacement.
Answer» 1. Distance is a scalar quantity1.And displacement is a vector quantity2. It is longest path covered2. It is shortest path covered The actual path covered by a body is known as distance Distance is a scalar quantity and it can naver be nagetive whereas displacement is a vector quantity and its si unit is meter and it can be nagetive The shortest path covered by a body is known as displacement The shortest distance covered by an object from its initial to final position is called as displacement.The total path length coverd by an object is known as distance.

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