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  • 24-02-2015
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A helicopter flying west begins experiencing an acceleration of 3m/s2 east. Will the magnitude of its velocity increase or decrease?

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Hippalectryon Hippalectryon
  • 21-06-2015

The acceleration measures the change in velocity.

Since the acceleration is in the direction opposite to the speed, the velocity eastwards will decrease : its magnitude will first decrease, then it reach 0 m/s, then finally it will increase again.

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