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Assertion: Distance is a actual length of the path but displacement is a shortest distance between initial and final position.
Reason: Distance is a scalar quantity and it is always positive but displacement is a vector quantity. It may be positive, negative or zero.

A

If both assertion `&` Reason are True `&` the Reason is a corrrect explanation of the Asserion.

B

If both Assertion `&` Reason are True but Reason is not correct explanation of the Assertion.

C

If Assertion is Trie but the Reason is False.

D

If both Assertion `&` Reason are false

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