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Can an object have increasing speed while its acceleration is decreasing?

a)No, this impossible because of the way in which acceleration is defined
b)No, because if acceleration is decreasing the object will be slowing down
c)Yes, an example would be an object released from rest in the presence of air friction.

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The best option is C. This is due to friction.
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