Question

If a train is traveling due north and its brakes are applied, it will have?

Answer 1

Deceleration:

1. When brakes are applied to a moving body, it undergoes a negative acceleration or deceleration.
2. The deceleration occurs until the body comes to rest.
3. Therefore, we can see that deceleration opposes the motion of a body.
4. That's why it acts in the direction opposite to the direction of the motion.

Hence, if a train is traveling due north and its brakes are applied, it will have a deceleration due south.