What is the difference between vector and displacement? This is in the Trig textbook

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What is the difference between vector and displacement? This is in the Trig textbook ><

anonymous · Answer

vector has direction and displacement is only magnitude dear>

anonymous · Answer

magnitude in the sense of Centimeter,meter, like that

anonymous · Answer

hope help this

anonymous · Answer

wait but vector has magnitude and direction right?

anonymous · Answer

and displacement consist just distance?

anonymous · Answer

yeah but vectot in the sense of NORTH SOUTH WEST AND EAST

anonymous · Answer

yes your right

anonymous · Answer

got it now??

anonymous · Answer

wait but the definition for distance are the same for vector and displacement??

anonymous · Answer

the distance is ex. 20cm that is the displacement

anonymous · Answer

I dont get this one...a displacement of 40 meters along the positive axis and then 30 meters in the positive y direction is equivalent to a vector of magnitude 50 meters at an angle of approximately 37˚ to the positive axis...i dont get that..

anonymous · Answer

so the displacement shown in this question is 40 meters? or 37˚?

anonymous · Answer

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