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  • 10-09-2014
  • Physics
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are distance and displacement always equal ?

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AL2006
AL2006 AL2006
  • 10-09-2014

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.

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