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प्रश्न
Fill in the following blank with suitable word :
Displacement is a…………………… quantity whereas distance is a………………………….
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उत्तर
Displacement is a vector quantity whereas distance is a scalar.
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Copy the following table and fill in the blank spaces.
| Quantity | S.I. Unit | Scalar or Vector |
| Displacement | ___________ | ___________ |
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| Time (s) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Distance travelled by A (m) | 0 | 20 | 80 | 180 | 240 | 300 | 360 | 420 |
| Distance travelled by B (m) | 0 | 10 | 40 | 90 | 160 | 250 | 360 | 490 |
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