Let 
and 
be the positions of an object at time 
and 
Then, its displacement, denoted
by A, in time 
, is given by the difference of position 
from position 
.
Here 
and 
refer to
A
final, 
initial
B
final, 
initial
C
initial, 
final
D
initial, 
final
Text Solution
Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
B
Displacement is denoted by 
, in time 
. It is given by the difference between
final position and initial position.
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