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List any two differences between distance and displacement..​
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List any two differences between distance and displacement..​

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distance is the length of the path travelled
displacement is the shortest length of the path travelled

distance does not have direction, hence, it is a scalar quantity
displacement has direction, hence, it is a vector quantity
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