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A body is moving along the curve, ABC as shown in the figure, and the initial and fina positions are A and C, respectively. Displacement is the line joining

A

initial and final position of the body.

B

midpoint (B) and final position of the body.

C

midpoint (B) and initial position of the body.

D

Both (b) and (c)

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Displacement is the shortest length of the line joining the initial and final positions of the body.
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