Yahoo Answers is shutting down on May 4th, 2021 (Eastern Time) and beginning April 20th, 2021 (Eastern Time) the Yahoo Answers website will be in read-only mode. There will be no changes to other Yahoo properties or services, or your Yahoo account. You can find more information about the Yahoo Answers shutdown and how to download your data on this help page.
Trending News
Promoted
Negative acceleration?
is decreasing acceleration negative when a vector is decreasing in speed?
1 Answer
Relevance
- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
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.
Still have questions? Get your answers by asking now.