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Summary Distance Travelled vs Displacement

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These notes explain the difference between distance travelled and displacement in a simple way. They cover what each term means and how to tell them apart. I included easy examples to help understand how distance is the total path and displacement is the shortest distance in a straight line. The notes are clear and good for revision or studying for tests.

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Distance Travelled us Displacement
13 2




g ↓
1000m >

isom abom
&
>
-




-in m distance =
300m

displacement =
-Dom




12 m travelled
distance
always (t)
-




>
displacement (t)/() -

D 8


6) left ofstarting pt :
-
100m -
50m


Y() right of starting pt
:



In the X-axis distance =
50m

displacement
:
Som

In the
y-axis
(t) moving up y displacement
↳) moving down &
y yf yi
= -




yz y
= -




* displacement =

y yo
-




&X =
Xf
-


Xi
=
xz -
X,
=
X -
Xo



displacement
m
· ·
Xf
ax = 3 -

(2) = 5m

right (t)

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