Suppose you are hiking along a trail. make a comparison between the magnitude of your displacement and your distance traveled.

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Olivia Black

4 August, 10:26

Suppose you are hiking along a trail. make a comparison between the magnitude of your displacement and your distance traveled.

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Laurel Vincent · Answer 1

Displacement is a vector quantity in such a way that it only takes into account the final and initial position of a body while the distance takes into account all the distances that have been traveled. When the trail is a straight line, the magnitude of the displacement and distance should only be the same.