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Are distance and displacement always equal ?

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Distance and displacement are hardly ever equal.

Remember that 'displacement' is the straight-line distance between
the start-point and the end-point, regardless of what path you followed
on the way.

So they're equal ONLY when the trip from start to finish was completely
in a straight line.
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