What is the difference between displacement and distance?
Displacement includes direction; distance does not
Distance is the total length of the path travelled; it has only magnitude, so it is a scalar quantity.
Displacement is the shortest straight-line change in position from start to end, with a definite direction, so it is a vector quantity.
Hence, Displacement includes direction; distance does not.
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