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Define the term displacement. Is it a vector quantity or a scalar quantity?


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  1. It can also be defined as a measure of the interval between two locations measured along the shortest path connecting them.
  2. It is given by drawing a straight line joining the initial position to the final position.
  3. Displacement is a vector quantity.
  4. For example- If an object moves from A position to B, then the object’s position changes.

Displacement=Δx=xfxi

xf=FinalPositionxi=InitialPositionΔx=Displacement


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