What is the difference between distance and displacement in class 11 motion in a straight line?

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Pallavi Pathak | Contributor-Level 10

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Distance and displacement both refer to how far an object has moved, but the meanings are different. The distance is a scalar quantity and it is the total length covered by an object, irrespective of the direction. It is always positive, and talks about how much ground the object has covered. On the

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