Explain the difference between distance and displacement?
Difficulty: Easy
Difference between distance and displacement:
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 Distance  | 
 Displacement  | 
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 Length of a path between two points is called the distance between those points.  | 
 Displacement is the shortest distance between two points which has magnitude and direction.  | 
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 Distance is a scalar quantity.  | 
 Displacement is a vector quantity.  | 
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 Distance is denoted by “S” S = vt Its SI unit is meter (m).  | 
 Displacement is denoted by “d” D = vt Its SI unit is metre (m).  | 
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 Distance S (dotted line) and displacement d(dark line) from points A to B,  | 
