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For a moving body, distance and displacement will be equal if

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the body moves along a circle
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the body moves along a straight line
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the body moves along a triangle
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the body comes back to its initial position
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Solution

The correct option is D the body moves along a straight line
Displacement is the shortest distance between the initial and final points.
So, in other words, it is the distance measured along the straight lines joining the initial and final positions. And distance is the length of the total path travelled by the body between the initial and final points,
Thus if the body moves along a straight line, distance will be equal to displacement.

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