The dotted line shows the pathway that mountain climbers took to their favorite mountain peak. How does the distance and the displacement of the climbers differ? Which is represented by the dotted line?
The distance of the climbers would be the actual length of the dotted line, as it represents the total path traveled by the climbers. The displacement, on the other hand, would be the straight line distance from the starting point to the destination. The displacement would be shorter than the total distance traveled along the curved pathway shown by the dotted line.
