Question
What is the difference between ‘distance travelled’ by a body and its ‘displacement’? Explain with the help of a diagram.
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Answer
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Distance
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Displacement
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distance has only magnitude, with no specified direction.
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Diplacement has magnitude as well as direction.
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It is a scalar quantity.
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It is vector quantity.
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Two different distance can be added directly.
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We have to follow the vector addition method to add displacements.
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Here the curved line is the distance traveled and the straight line is the magnitude of the displacement.
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