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Displacement is a vector quantity because it is has both magnitude and direction, while distance is a scalar quantity because it has only magnitude without direction.
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∙ 15y agoThey both have diffrent quanties but they are related.
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Why is displacement different than distance?
Displacement is different than distance in that distance refers to how much ground an object has covered when in motion. Displacement is how far out of place the object is, or its overall change in position after being moved.
What is distance and displacement?
how far you go and displacement is going in a straight line
How does distance and displacement differ?
Distance is a scalarwithout direction and displacement is a vector with distance and direction.
Displacement is distance combined with?
Displacement consists of distance and direction.
What is the differences between from distance and displacement?
Distance is a scaler,displacement is a vector
Why is displacement different than distance?
Displacement is different than distance in that distance refers to how much ground an object has covered when in motion. Displacement is how far out of place the object is, or its overall change in position after being moved.
How can displacement and distance be two different things?
distance is the measure of the length between two points where as displacement is the shortest distance between the points.
Displacement is different from distance because?
Well distance is the total lengh travelled but displacement is the distance from the starting point to the ending point(when you join the 2 points)
What us the different between distance and displacement?
Distance is nondirectional, such as ten feet, displacement is directional, such as ten feet east of my present position.
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
How does distance and displacement differ?
Distance is a scalarwithout direction and displacement is a vector with distance and direction.
Displacement is distance combined with?
Displacement consists of distance and direction.
What is the differences between from distance and displacement?
Distance is a scaler,displacement is a vector
What is greater distance or displacement?
Distance is greater , because displacement can be zero ,but, distance cannot be zero.
Is displacement or distance independent of path?
Displacement and overall distance are but the distance travelled does depend on the path.
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
