Distance and Displacement

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    Olga Sultana
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    Why Distance and Displacement are not the same?

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    Olga Sultana
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    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.

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