Read the statements given below and answer the questions that follow.
PHYSICS · Multi-part · CBSE · Physics · Force and Laws of Motion · Force and Laws of Motion
Problem
Read the statements given below and answer the questions that follow.
(a) Define the term net force acting on a body and state why it is treated as a vector.
(b) Explain, with the help of a suitable daily-life example, how the direction of acceleration of a body is related to the direction of the net force acting on it.
(c) A negative acceleration does not always mean that a body is slowing down. Justify this statement with reasoning.