When its speed is increasing
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∙ 14y agoEither of these is referred to as positive acceleration: A) the object's velocity is increasing in the frame of reference B) the object is being moved in a positive direction in a coordinate plane
In this case, acceleration is positive. Negative acceleration would cause the object to slow down (decelerate.)
If you define the positive direction as pointing down, then the falling object has positive acceleration.Its magnitude is 9.8 m/s2.
Answer This occurs when an object istraveling in one direction but has an acceleration in the opposite direction, which means it is decreasing in speed. For a given period of time, the speed has decreased. Acceleration is the change of velocity per second. T1 = 5 seconds V1 = 100mph T2 = 10 seconds V2= 50 mph Acceleration = (V2 - V1 ) / (T2 - T1) = (50-100)/(10-5) = -10 ft/sec/sec Positive(+) acceleration means an object will be going faster over an interval of time.
For an object's speed to change (increase or decrease), the object must be accelerating. If there is an acceleration, there is a non-zero net force acting on the object.note: Velocity and speed are different. An object's velocity can change without the speed changing. Example of this is centripetal acceleration. The object's velocity changes directions, thus the velocity changes. The magnitude (or speed), however, stays the same (if only a radial acceleration is present).
Either of these is referred to as positive acceleration: A) the object's velocity is increasing in the frame of reference B) the object is being moved in a positive direction in a coordinate plane
Either of these is referred to as positive acceleration: A) the object's velocity is increasing in the frame of reference B) the object is being moved in a positive direction in a coordinate plane
Either of these is referred to as positive acceleration: A) the object's velocity is increasing in the frame of reference B) the object is being moved in a positive direction in a coordinate plane
In this case, acceleration is positive. Negative acceleration would cause the object to slow down (decelerate.)
If the positive direction was defined at the outset as the direction opposite to the direction in which the object happens to be moving just now, and the object is slowing down, then the acceleration is positive because, algebraically, the object's speed is increasing in the positive direction.
Positive acceleration!(:
If you define the positive direction as pointing down, then the falling object has positive acceleration.Its magnitude is 9.8 m/s2.
Yes, assuming the object's rate of acceleration remains positive during the time it is decreasing.
Answer This occurs when an object istraveling in one direction but has an acceleration in the opposite direction, which means it is decreasing in speed. For a given period of time, the speed has decreased. Acceleration is the change of velocity per second. T1 = 5 seconds V1 = 100mph T2 = 10 seconds V2= 50 mph Acceleration = (V2 - V1 ) / (T2 - T1) = (50-100)/(10-5) = -10 ft/sec/sec Positive(+) acceleration means an object will be going faster over an interval of time.
For an object's speed to change (increase or decrease), the object must be accelerating. If there is an acceleration, there is a non-zero net force acting on the object.note: Velocity and speed are different. An object's velocity can change without the speed changing. Example of this is centripetal acceleration. The object's velocity changes directions, thus the velocity changes. The magnitude (or speed), however, stays the same (if only a radial acceleration is present).
Positive Acceleration refers to the force acting on an object whose speed increases as it moves away from its original starting position. If the velocity is increasing along with time it is called positive acceleration, and if the velocity decreases it is negative acceleration.
If the object is falling close to earth the acceleration would be 9.81m/s^2. Be sure to define direction as positive or negative in the problem! (When I do problems I like to define the down direction as positive so I don't have to deal with too many negatives)