Question

Define the term displacement. Is it a vector quantity or a scalar quantity?

Answer 1

1. It can also be defined as a measure of the interval between two locations measured along the shortest path connecting them.
2. It is given by drawing a straight line joining the initial position to the final position.
3. Displacement is a vector quantity.
4. For example- If an object moves from A position to B, then the object’s position changes.

$Displacement=\Delta x=x_f-x_i$

$x_f=FinalPosition{x}_i=InitialPosition\Delta x=Displacement$