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In one or two sentences, explain the difference between displacement and distance traveled.

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Answer: Distance doesn't specify direction but displacement do.

Step-by-step explanation:

Distance specifies how far an object has gone, it doesn't specify direction of the object compared to displacement that is distance covered by a body in a specified direction.

Distance is therefore a scalar quantity i.e quantity that specifies only magnitude but no direction but displacement is vector quantity that specifies both magnitude and direction.

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