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How does Acceleration effect motion and its impact on position and rate?

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Acceleration is the rate of change of velocity.

A = Δv / Δt

How it affects a moving object?

I the acceleration points in the same direction as the velocity, the object will be speeding up.

If it points in the opposite direction, the object will be slowing down.

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