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Distance vs Displacement

Distance vs Displacement

Update: 2021-06-02
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Let's start off by discussing the idea of movement.

What is movement?

How can someone move?

Do we care about direction?

Do we care how fast someone is going?

If we really want to start off with the basics, then lets answer this question today:

How much does an object move?

We have 2 different ways to answer this question and that is where distance vs displacement comes into play.

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Distance vs Displacement

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