Question

While travelling from Bengaluru to Mumbai by bus, we are measuring the total travelled.

• A. displacement
• B. distance
• C. shortest path

Answer 1

The correct option is B distance

Remember: Distance = path, displacement = shortest path

Distance is defined as the total length of the path covered whereas displacement is the length of the shortest path between two points.

When travelling in bus, it can take any path through different cities. Therefore we measure the total path length or the distance.