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What’s the difference between distance and displacment

What’s the difference between distance and displacment
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What’s the difference between distance and displacment

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Distance is the length of travel. Displacement is the straight line distance between the starting point and the ending point

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Distance is how far you are and displacment is separate like for someone oh From somewere
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