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Define displacement and distance.

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(i) The Distance travelled by an object in motion in a given time is never negative or zero , it is always positive .
(ii) The displacement of an object , in a given time can be positive , zero or negative .
(iii) The displacement of an object can be equal or less than the distance travelled but never greater than distance travelled .
(iv) The distance covered by an object two positions can have many values ,but the displacement between them has only one value ( in magnitude ) .
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