Is it true that the magnitude of distance travelled by an object is always less than that of displacement of the object?

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Detailed Solution

The above statement is False.
The actual length of the path travelled by the object is called distance, whereas displacement is the shortest length covered between any two points. Since the displacement is the shortest distance, it is always less than or equal to the distance travelled.
The correct statement would be, the magnitude of displacement of an object is always less than that of the distance travelled by the object.

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