What is negative acceleration?

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Siena Chan

27 January, 09:02

What is negative acceleration?

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Marisa Roach · Answer 1

An object which moves in the positive direction has a positive velocity. If the object is slowing down then its acceleration vector is directed in the opposite direction as its motion in this case a negative acceleration.

Weston · Answer 2

An object which moves in the positive direction has a positive velocity. If the object is slowing down then its acceleration vector is directed in the opposite direction as its motion (in this case, a negative acceleration).