Question

A pig on roller skates is moving with an initial velocity of -10 m/s and is accelerating at a rate of 2m/s/s, therefore the pig is __________during the next 2 seconds.

Question 7 options:

moving faster in the negative direction


moving faster in the positive direction


moving slower in the positive direction


moving slower in the in the negative direction

Answer 1

Moving slower in the negative direction.

Step-by-step explanation:

This pig has an initial velocity of -10 (negative) and is accelerating at a rate of 2 m/s/s (positive). Since the acceleration has an opposite sign than the velocity, the object will be slowing down. Since the initial velocity was negative, it will be slowing down in the negative direction.