Differences between distance covered and displacement.

Q. Differences between distance covered and displacement.

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Differences between distance covered and displacement.

Distance Covered	Displacement
1. It is the actual length of a path covered by a moving object irrespective of the direction of motion.	1. It is the shortest possible distance along a straight line from the initial position to the final position.
2. It is a scalar quantity.	2. It is a vector quantity.
3. It is always positive.	3. It can be positive or be negative or even zero.
4. It depends on the actual path followed by the moving object.	4. It does not depend on the actual path. It depends only on initial and final positions.
5. Its magnitude is either equal to or greater than the magnitude of displacement.	5. Its magnitude is either equal to or less than the magnitude of the distance covered.