Question

What are the signs of the velocity, force, and acceleration (components) afterthe cart is released and is moving qway from the motion sensor? (The positive xdirection is toward the motion sensor, to the right.

Answer 1

car is moving away its direction is negative.

the speed must also be negative.

speed this distance decreases the acceleration is negative and if the speed is increasing the acceleration is positive.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the exercise they indicate that the direction to the motion sensor is positive, as they indicate that the car is moving away its direction is negative.

The speed of the car is

v = (x₂-x₁) / t

As the positions are negative, and the car moves away the speed must also be negative.

The analysis for acceleration must be very careful if the speed this distance decreases the acceleration is negative and if the speed is increasing the acceleration is positive.