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if the net force on an object is in a negative direction what will the direction of the resulting acceleration be?
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if the net force on an object is in a negative direction what will the direction of the resulting acceleration be?

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Acceleration is always in the direction of the net force.
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The resulting acceleration will also be negative because force = mass*acceleration, and mass can't be negative, so acceleration is what makes the force negative.

-Force = mass * -acceleration
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