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Quincy is monitoring the movement of a particle along the x-axis of an x-y plane. The velocity is negative, and the acceleration is positive. Which of the following describes what Quincy observes?

a. The particle is moving in a negative direction, and its speed is increasing.
b. The particle is moving in a positive direction, and its speed is increasing.
c. The particle is moving in a positive direction, and its speed is decreasing.
d. The particle is moving in a negative direction, and its speed is decreasing.

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Answer:

c. The particle is moving in a positive direction, and its speed is decreasing.

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Answer:

d. The particle is moving in the negative direction, and its speed is decreasing

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