Question

Under what condition will the distance and displacement of a moving object have the same magnitude?

Answer 1

1. Displacement is a vector quantity, thus, it has both magnitudes as well as direction.
2. In a straight-line motion, the displacement and the direction become equal as the magnitude of displacement is equal to the distance.

Thus, the distance and displacement of a moving object have the same magnitude when the body is moving in a straight-line path.