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प्रश्न
Explain the following concept in your own words with everyday examples:
Distance
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उत्तर
It is the actual path length covered by an object during its motion. It is a scalar quantity.
For example, when we go to a mall for shopping from our house and then return to the house, the distance travelled by us would be twice the distance between our house and the mall.
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