Can displacement be greater than the distance traveled by an object?

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Solution

The measure of length between two points is known as the distance between those two points.
Its SI unit is meter (m).
The measure of the shortest distance between two points is known as displacement.
Its SI unit is also meter (m)
The relation between them is; Displacement ≤ Distance.
Hence, No, displacement cannot be greater than the distance traveled by an object.

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