If an object is traveling east with a decreasing speed, the direction of the objects acceleration is?

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Keshawn Clayton

Physics

21 November, 00:41

If an object is traveling east with a decreasing speed, the direction of the objects acceleration is?

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Shiloh Mcintyre · Answer 1

The force here is the acceleration. This force is used to decrease the velocity of the object in order to slow it down. This means that the direction of the force must be opposing the direction of motion of the object.

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If an object is travelling east with a decreasing speed, the direction of the object's acceleration is west.