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What do you understand by the term acceleration?


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  1. The rate of change of velocity is called acceleration.
  2. Acceleration is a vector quantity.
  3. It has both magnitude and direction.
  4. Examples of acceleration: applying break in a vehicle, when the fan starts rotating, free fall of an object.

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