Question

Carlos is riding her bicycle. His velocity is 5 m/s to the right. His acceleration is 1.2 m/s2 to the left. He is doing what?

- moving at a constant speed
- slowing down
- speeding up

Answer 1

Slowing down

Step-by-step explanation:

Carlos is travelling to the right as indicated by his velocity, so his velocity is +5m/s. He is also accelerating to the left which is the opposite direction to his velocity so his acceleration is -1.2m/s2 to the right.

Since his acceleration is negative relative to his velocity and direction of motion, his speed is decreasing and he is slowing down.

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