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Displacement is a ____________ quantity.(a) Scalar(b) Vector(c) Scalar and Vector(d) TensorThe question was posed to me during an internship interview.My query is from DC Motors in chapter Characteristics of DC & AC Motors of Electric Drives

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The correct answer is (b) Vector

To explain I would say: DISPLACEMENT is a vector quantity. It DEPENDS on the initial and final position of the BODY. It has both direction and MAGNITUDE. Distance is a scalar quantity.



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