Answer the following with respect to the physical quantities distance and displacement.
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Problem
Answer the following with respect to the physical quantities distance and displacement.
(i) Define distance (path length) and displacement for the motion of a particle in a plane.
(ii) State any two differences between distance and displacement.
(iii) Explain, with reason, the condition under which the numerical value of distance travelled by a particle becomes equal to the magnitude of its displacement.