What is the Difference between Distance & Displacement?

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The path followed by the car from its initial position at Ikoyi to its final position at Lekki gives the distance travelled by the car.

Distance is the total length of the path travelled by an object from one position to another.

Distance travelled by the car = 200 m + 500 m + 600 m + 250 m = 1550 m .

The minimum distance between the initial and final positions of a body during the time interval is called displacement.

Displacement is