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Chapter 1: Q.4 (page 28)

Does the object represented in FIGURE Q1.4 have

a positive or negative value of ax? Explain.

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Acceleration is defined as the rate of change of velocity with respect to time.

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01

Given :

The velocity vector is increasing gradually as it moves towards the right.

A quantity is a vector quantity if it possesses both magnitude and direction.

02

Answer:

  • The object will accelerate if the magnitude of the velocity, speed, changes or the direction changes.
  • From the figure, one can observe that the velocity vector is getting longer , therefore, the object is speeding up as it travels towards left.
  • As per convention, the sign of the velocity is negative.
  • Since acceleration is the rate of change of velocity, its direction will be the same as the direction of velocity.
  • Therefore, the object has negative ax.

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