A body is thrown vertically upwards and rises to a height 'h' and comes back to the position of start. Calculate the total distance and displacement of the body.

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Dear Student,
If the body Rises height h and comes back then total distance travelled by it is 2h because h is travelled while moving up and h is travelled while moving down.
Since it comes back to its initial position its displacement is zero.
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