Westonci.ca is the ultimate Q&A platform, offering detailed and reliable answers from a knowledgeable community. Get detailed and accurate answers to your questions from a dedicated community of experts on our Q&A platform. Discover detailed answers to your questions from a wide network of experts on our comprehensive Q&A platform.

are distance and displacement always equal ?

Sagot :

AL2006
Distance and displacement are hardly ever equal. 

Remember that 'displacement' is the straight-line distance between
the start-point and the end-point, regardless of what path you followed
on the way.

So they're equal ONLY when the trip from start to finish was completely
in a straight line.