2. distance is the length the boy covered during his motion, which would be 4 m from point a to point b, and 3 m from point b to c which is a total of 7m
3. displacement is also distance, but the shortest way possible from point of origin to current location. distance is the length he covered. In the example above, he covered a total of 7m, but if he used the shortcut (A-C), he would only cover 5m.
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1. his displacement would be 5 m
2. distance is the length the boy covered during his motion, which would be 4 m from point a to point b, and 3 m from point b to c which is a total of 7m
3. displacement is also distance, but the shortest way possible from point of origin to current location. distance is the length he covered. In the example above, he covered a total of 7m, but if he used the shortcut (A-C), he would only cover 5m.