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What is the difference between position vector an displacement?

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What is the difference between position vector an displacement?

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  1. Displacement can be defined as the vector difference between two position vectors.

    Imagine a 2D plane. Let's say our bug starts out at (2,2) and moves to (5,6).

    Our displacement vector is (3,4), which also can be said to be magnitude 5 at 37º above the x-axis.

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