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THE MAGNITUDE OF THE DISPLACEMENT CAN BE EQUAL TO THE DISTANCE TRAVELLED BY AN OBJECT ? WHEN DOES THIS HAPPENS ?

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Yes,distance travelled by an object can be equal to the displacement,if object is moving in a specified direction in a single straight line path.

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