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Distinguish between distance traveled and displacement.

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1. Distance traveled 

  • Distance traveled is the length of actual path traveled by a body from one position to another. 
  • If is a scalar quantity 
  • It has only numerical value 

2. Displacement 

  • Displacement is the shortest path between initial and final position of the moving body. 
  •  It is a vector quantity 
  • If has both numerical value and direction.


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