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Distance is the total length travelled where as displacement is the length between where you started and where you are now. example.. If you travel in a circular path, around the whole circle and wind up back where you started. Your displacement will be zero but your distance travelled will be the circumference of the circle.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoDisplacement is the length and direction of the straight line between the starting
point and the ending point, regardless of the route traveled on the way.
Distance is the length of the trip from the starting point to the end point, including
any twists, turns, curves, switchbacks, hairpins, and loops. If it's not a straight
line, then it's always greater than the length of the displacement.
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∙ 13y agoThe distance something travels is the summation of the total displacement before every change in direction. The displacement is the net distance traveled.
For example, if you ran one lap around a track, your distance traveled was 400 meters. However, you ended up back where you started, so your displacement is a whopping 0 meters.
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∙ 12y agoExample.
Let us say that your school is 4 miles away in a straight line of walking. The trip to and from school is 8 miles and this is the distance you have walked. The displacement is only 4 miles because displacement is a vector dependent on direction and you have erased all but one direction by walking to and from school in a straight line.
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∙ 12y agodistance is the measure of the length between two points where as displacement is the shortest distance between the points.
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What is difference between amplitude and displacement?
displacement is the vector quantity and the distance is scalar quantity, displacement is the shortest distance between two points.
Is distance vector or scalar with example equation?
Distance is a scalar. But displacement is a vector.
What is represented by the product of velocity and time?
displacement or distance
What is the distance between two points called?
lengthThe distance between two points is called the displacement.
Is the displacement of a body same as the actual distance traveled by the body?
yes of course..
How does distance and displacement differ?
Distance is a scalarwithout direction and displacement is a vector with distance and direction.
What are some questions with the answer displacement?
What is the distance and direction of an object's change in position from its original point? How can displacement be calculated using vector addition? In what way does displacement differ from distance traveled? How does displacement relate to an object's initial and final positions?
What are your ideas about distance and displacement?
Distance is scalar. Displacement is a vector.
What is distance and displacement?
how far you go and displacement is going in a straight line
What is the differences between from distance and displacement?
Distance is a scaler,displacement is a vector
Displacement is distance combined with?
Displacement consists of distance and direction.
Is displacement or distance independent of path?
Displacement and overall distance are but the distance travelled does depend on the path.
What is greater distance or displacement?
Distance is greater , because displacement can be zero ,but, distance cannot be zero.
What is the ratio of magnitudes of distance and displacement?
There's no firm relationship between the magnitudes of distance and displacement, except that displacement can never be greater than distance. So if you're looking for a ratio, I guess (distance)/(displacement) = or > 1
What is the relationship between displacement and direction?
Displacement is just distance traveled and a direction. For example 40m east is a displacement distance
What is a good subject for an investigatory project in physics about displacement and distance?
I suggest "displacement and distance".
What is the relation between magnitude of distance and displacement?
-- Distance is a scalar quantity, whereas displacement is a vector. -- Distance is the integral of magnitude of displacement. -- Magnitude of displacement is always less than or equal to distance. -- The two quantities are equal when the motion is in a straight line.
