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The sign of an acceleration depends mainly on what?
AThe chosen positive direction
BThe air temperature around
COnly the speed of the body
DThe mass of the particle
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. The chosen positive direction
Signs are assigned relative to the chosen positive direction, so the same physical acceleration can be positive or negative.
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