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In a chosen coordinate system, the position of an object in motion can have negative values. Is this true or false?
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In a chosen coordinate system, the position of an object in motion can have negative values. Is this true or false?

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When we choose the origin of the coordinate system, each of the axes has a positive direction and a negative direction. Objects located towards the negative direction of an axis with respect to the origin, will have negative positions.

Therefore, the answer is:


\text{True}

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