Negative acceleration?

is decreasing acceleration negative when a vector is decreasing in speed?

Everybody's Screaming2011-02-02T16:18:01Z

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u mean deceleration? "Decreasing acceleration" would mean it's still accelerating, but at a slower and slower rate.

So if a vector is decreasing in speed, the vector has a "negative acceleration" yes. It's easier to say it has an acceleration in the opposite direction.

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