Question

In which situation is the acceleration of the car negative?

Answer 1

Answer is: B.)The velocity of a car reduced from 50 km/h over one minute.

Ending velocity is defined as the velocity attained by a body after completing distance at certain time interval:

v(ending velocity) = v(initial velocity) + a·t.

a is acceleration attained by the body (in this examle car).

t is time (in this example one minute).

Because velocity is reduced, acceleration has negative sign.

An car average acceleration over a period of time is its change in velocity.

Answer 2

B) The velocity of the car reduced from 50k/m over one min.