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Displacement of a body is a ___________ quantity.

(a) scalar

(b) vector

(c) scalar and vector

(d) none of the mentioned

This question was addressed to me in an international level competition.

My enquiry is from Kinematics of Motion topic in portion Kinematics & Kinetics of Motion of Machine Kinematics

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Correct answer is (b) vector

To explain I would say: The displacement of a body is a vector quantity, as it has both magnitude and direction. Linear displacement may, therefore, be represented graphically by a straight line.

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