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Plz help! I need to know what positive acceleration and negative acceleration are in simplest words. Thank you
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Plz help! I need to know what positive acceleration and negative acceleration are in simplest words. Thank you

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Positive acceleration is acceleration in the direction the object is moving, causing it to speed up.

Negative acceleration is acceleration opposite to the direction the object is moving, causing it to slow down.

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