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Automobiles are fitted with a device that shows the distance travelled. Such a device is known as an odometer. A car is driven form Bhubneshwar to New Delhi. The difference between the final reading and initial reading of the odometer is `1850 km`. Read the above passage and answer the following questions :
(i) Is the displacement between Bhubneshwar and New Delhi `1850 km` ?
(ii) How can you find the displacement between Bhubneshwar and New delhi ?
What is more relevant to your journey : distance or displacement ? Justify.

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