Answer
Yes.
Work Step by Step
Velocity and acceleration are not necessarily in the same direction.
If a car moves north (call this the positive direction) and slows down, the acceleration will be negative and will be directed toward the south.
Conceptual Physics (12th Edition)
by Hewitt, Paul G.
Published by
Addison-Wesley
ISBN 10:
0321909100
ISBN 13:
978-0-32190-910-7
Chapter 3 - Think and Discuss - Page 56: 79
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