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What is Retardation?


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Retardation:

  1. Retardation is merely a negative acceleration.
  2. The body's velocity can either increase or decrease.
  3. The change in velocity is referred to as acceleration.
  4. Positive acceleration occurs when the body's velocity increases.
  5. Similarly, as velocity decreases, the acceleration becomes negative which is called retardation.

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