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Question
Distinguish distance and displacement.
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Solution
| S.No. | Distance | Displacement |
| 1. | The actual length of the path traveled by a moving body irrespective of the direction | The change in position of a moving body in a particular direction |
| 2. | Scalar quantity | Vector quantity |
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