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Velocity can be a positive or a negative because velocity is a vector, which means it is also affected by direction. This that if one car is going +10 m/s and another is travelling at -10 m/s, this means that they are travelling the same speed in opposite directions.

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What does positive velocity means?

Positive velocity refers to an object moving in the positive direction along its path. It indicates that the object is moving forward or in the direction of increasing position. Velocity is a vector quantity that includes both magnitude (speed) and direction.


In what directions are positive velocity's?

Positive velocity can be in any direction as long as the object is moving in that direction. For example, a car moving northward has a positive velocity in the north direction.


What has to happen to a car's acceleration and velocity for a car's speed to increase and have a positive acceleration?

For a car's speed to increase and have a positive acceleration, the car's velocity needs to be increasing in the same direction as its acceleration. This means that the car is speeding up. When the velocity and acceleration have the same sign (both positive or both negative), the car's speed will increase.


What is positive acceleration formula?

The formula for positive acceleration is: acceleration = change in velocity / time taken. Positive acceleration means an increase in velocity over time.


Differentiate positive acceleration and negative acceleration?

A positive acceleration is a change in velocity such that the latter velocity is greater than the former velocity and is therefore going fasterwhile a negative acceleration or deceleration is a change in velocity such that the latter velocity is lesser than the former velocity and is therefore going slower.Now let us look at the equation of a uniform acceleration (the change in velocity is uniform):a = (vf-vi)/sIf the final velocity is greater, you will have a positive acceleration. If the initial velocity is greater, you will have a deceleration.

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Can a negitave number be a constant term?

Yes, it can. Constants can be both positive and negative numbers.


What does positive velocity means?

Positive velocity refers to an object moving in the positive direction along its path. It indicates that the object is moving forward or in the direction of increasing position. Velocity is a vector quantity that includes both magnitude (speed) and direction.


In what directions are positive velocity's?

Positive velocity can be in any direction as long as the object is moving in that direction. For example, a car moving northward has a positive velocity in the north direction.


How do you spell negitave?

Negative.


What is the product of a negitave number and a positive number?

The product of two numbers is the two numbers multiplied together. When multiplying a positive number and a negative number, the answer is always negative. For example: 7*-3= -21


What has to happen to a car's acceleration and velocity for a car's speed to increase and have a positive acceleration?

For a car's speed to increase and have a positive acceleration, the car's velocity needs to be increasing in the same direction as its acceleration. This means that the car is speeding up. When the velocity and acceleration have the same sign (both positive or both negative), the car's speed will increase.


How do you subtract a positive number from positive number if the first number smaller?

SO pretty much, you would fit the smaller number into the bigger number, and turn the extras into a negitave (ex. 6-8=(-2)


What is positive acceleration formula?

The formula for positive acceleration is: acceleration = change in velocity / time taken. Positive acceleration means an increase in velocity over time.


Differentiate positive acceleration and negative acceleration?

A positive acceleration is a change in velocity such that the latter velocity is greater than the former velocity and is therefore going fasterwhile a negative acceleration or deceleration is a change in velocity such that the latter velocity is lesser than the former velocity and is therefore going slower.Now let us look at the equation of a uniform acceleration (the change in velocity is uniform):a = (vf-vi)/sIf the final velocity is greater, you will have a positive acceleration. If the initial velocity is greater, you will have a deceleration.


What does it mean when velocity is negative?

When velocity is negative, it means that the object is moving in the opposite direction of its positive velocity.