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OpenStudy (cookiemonster2412):

What should a person do if they want to have a negative acceleration?

TheSmartOne (thesmartone):

Acceleration equals to change in velocity over time.

TheSmartOne (thesmartone):

So Acceleration equals to final velocity - initial velocity all over time

TheSmartOne (thesmartone):

negative acceleration is also known as deceleration

OpenStudy (cookiemonster2412):

would it be to slow down in your acceleration

TheSmartOne (thesmartone):

So for the acceleration to be negative the initial velocity has to be greater than the final velocity.

TheSmartOne (thesmartone):

So if you were slowing done you would have a negative acceleration.

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