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The shortest distance from the initial to the final position is:

ADisplacement
BDisplanement
CDisturbance
DDistribution
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Displacement
1. It is measured in a straight line. 2. It differs from the path actually travelled. 3. It is called displacement. _Source: syllabus Science, Ch 8 'Motion'_
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