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aleksandrvk [35]
3 years ago
6

Suppose a car is traveling in the negative x-direction and comes to a stop. What is the sign of that car’s acceleration? How do

you know?
Physics
1 answer:
Oduvanchick [21]3 years ago
7 0

We have equation of motion v = u + at

Where v = final velocity, u = initial velocity, a = acceleration, and t = time

In this case car is travelling in -x direction

Velocity of car = displacement / time

Since displacement value is increasing in negative x axis it's initial velocity is negative

And it's final velocity is zero since it comes to rest, and time is also positive

So, v= u+ at => 0 = -u + at

   So, a = u/t

Which is positive and along positive X - direction

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