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Can displacement be zero even if distance is not zero? Give one example to explain your answer.
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Yes, the displacement can be zero, even if the distance is not zero.
If a body, after travelling, comes back to its starting point, the displacement is zero but the distance travelled is not zero.
Example — When a body is thrown vertically upwards from a point A on the ground, after some time it comes back to the same point A, then the displacement of the body is zero but the distance travelled by the body is not zero.
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