Quote from Olga Sultana on April 12, 2023, 10:02 amThe main difference between distance and displacement is that distance is a scalar quantity, which refers to the total path covered by an object, while displacement is a vector quantity, which refers to the straight-line distance and direction between the starting and ending points of an object’s motion.
The main difference between distance and displacement is that distance is a scalar quantity, which refers to the total path covered by an object, while displacement is a vector quantity, which refers to the straight-line distance and direction between the starting and ending points of an object’s motion.