Question

a car is moving with initial velocity -6m/s. it stops after 3 seconds. did it accelerate or decelerate?


please give explanation for the same

Answer 1

Answer: It decelerated.

Explanation: For any body to stop, its velocity must decrease. The rate of change of velocity is called called acceleration. As the velocity decreased, it decelerated. This is also known as retardation.

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