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What is meant by displacement?

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The displacement of an object is the shortest distance travelled between the initial and final position of the object.

  • When final position coincides with the initial position, displacement is 0 but distance is not equal to 0.
  • Both, the distance and displacement are measure in meter or cm or km.
  • Distance is a scalar quantity having only. Displacement is a vector quantity having both magnitude and direction.
  • The distance travelled by an object in motion can never be zero or negative. The displacement can be positive, zero or negative.


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