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Write three main differences between distance and displacement.

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S. No.	Distance	Displacement
1.	Distance is the length of the actual path covered by a body, irrespective of its direction of motion,	Displacement is the shortest distance between the initial and final positions of a body in a given direction.
2.	Distance between two given points may be same or different for different paths chosen.	Displacement between two given points is always same.
3.	It is a scalar quantity.	It is a vector quantity.
4.	Distance covered is always positive or zero.	Displacement covered may be positive, negative or zero,