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If an object is moving eastward and slowing down, then the direction of its velocity vector is

A

Eastward

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Westward

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C

Neither eastward nor westward

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Not enough information to tell

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Solution

The correct option is A Eastward
The direction of the velocity vector will always be in the direction same as that of the direction in which the object moves.
So, the direction of velocity here will be eastward as the displacement is eastward.

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