A car travelling westward at comes to rest in under uniform acceleration

PHYSICS · Subjective · A Level · Physics · Mechanics and materials · Mechanics and materials

Problem

A car travelling westward at 25 m/s25\,\text{m/s} comes to rest in 5 s5\,\text{s} under uniform acceleration. If the westward direction is taken as positive, what is the sign (positive or negative) of its acceleration? Give a brief reason for your answer.

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