Question

An object is moving straight with an initial velocity of 48 m/s and undergoing a constant negative acceleration of 1.5 m/s^2. In what time will it reverse the direction of motion?

Answer 1

after 32 seconds. Just apply v = u + at

Answer 2

The velocity will keep decreasing and it will reach 0 and then it will reverse.
So just before reversing, the velocity will be 0.

Initial velocity = 48 m/s
final velocity = 0
acceleration= -1.5 m/s²

v= u + at
⇒0 = 48 - 1.5t
⇒ t = (-48) / (-1.5) = 32s

At 32s, it will be 0. So velocity will be reversed just after 32s.