Is displacement greater than distance?

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2022-12-17

Is displacement greater than distance?

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vestirsmsl

vestirsmsl

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Explanation: Only if the motion is in a straight line will the displacement and distance for the motion of the same object, over the same time period, be equal. If the motion was not a straight line, distance would be greater than displacement. That is because the shortest distance between 2 points is a straight line. I expect that is still true.

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