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A = -9.8, g = 9.8. Acceleration is a vector and is going down in the y direction, why is the acceleration positive here when it's going down in the y direction?

Adam01_141561

by Adam01_141561 at October 14, 2010

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I think you right...when something going town in the y direction the acceleration should be negative...so if doing any question like that we should use -g

jameschau jameschau November 01, 2010

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yes,no,maybe so(:

kimmai kimmai January 01, 2011

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