Identify which of the following statements is true?

Displacement is a scalar and distance is a vector.

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Displacement is a vector and distance is scalar.

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Both displacement and distance are vectors.

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Neither displacement nor distance the vectors

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Displacement and distance are slangs equal

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Solution

The correct option is A Displacement is a vector and distance is scalar.
Displacement has both magnitude as well as direction, thus it is a vector quantity.
Whereas distance has only magnitude but no direction. Thus it is a scalar quantity.

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Identify which of the following statements is true?

The correct option is A Displacement is a vector and distance is scalar.Displacement has both magnitude as well as direction, thus it is a vector quantity.Whereas distance has only magnitude but no direction. Thus it is a scalar quantity.

The correct option is A Displacement is a vector and distance is scalar.
Displacement has both magnitude as well as direction, thus it is a vector quantity.
Whereas distance has only magnitude but no direction. Thus it is a scalar quantity.