Is it possible for a car to be accelerating to the west while it is driving to the east?

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Valentin Foster

Physics

23 July, 18:43

Is it possible for a car to be accelerating to the west while it is driving to the east?

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Esperanza Guzman · Answer 1

Yes

Explanation:

If the acceleration has an opposite direction to the velocity of the car, this means that it is opposed to is motion. Therefore, it is called deceleration, since the car's velocity will decrease until it stops and then will start it moving towards the west.