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Distinguish between distance and displacement.
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Answer
Distance is the total length of the path travelled and is a scalar, so it is never negative. Displacement is the shortest straight-line length from the starting point to the finishing point together with its direction, and it is a vector, so it can be zero even when the distance is large.
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Explanation
For a body returning to its starting point the displacement is zero but the distance is not.
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