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Calculate the distance and displacement in the following case:

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Distance is 4+4=8 m while displacement is 3m.

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Chapter 2: Motion in One Dimension - Exercise 1 [Page 62]

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Frank Physics [English] Class 9 ICSE
Chapter 2 Motion in One Dimension
Exercise 1 | Q 27.1 | Page 62

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