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What is the distance and displacement? pls ​

What is the distance and displacement? pls ​-example-1
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Answer:

Distance

is a

scalar quantity

that refers to "how much ground an object has covered" during its motion.

Displacement

is a

vector quantity

that refers to "how far out of place an object is"; it is the object's overall change in position.

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