Question
Differentiate between distance and displacement.
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Answer
The distance covered by a moving object is the actual length of the path followed by the object is called. Distance is a scalar quantity. SI unit of distance is meter. But Displacement is the shortest distance covered by a moving object from the point of reference (initial position of the body), in a specified direction.
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