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Displacement of a body from its initial position can be greater than the distance covered by it.


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True

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False

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Solution

The correct option is B

False


If you start from point A and go to point B the shortest distance can be a straight line joining the two points which turns out to be the displacement. so we can conclude that distance can at max be equal to displacement but never lesser.


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