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Clarify the differences  Distance and displacement

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Distance

Displacement

It is defined as the length of the actual path travelled by an object in motion.

It is defined as the shortest distance between the starting and finishing points.

It is a scalar quantity.

It is a vector quantity.

The values of distance are always 
positive.

The values of displacement can be positive, negative or zero.

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