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What happens to the direction of velocity and acceleration when the
i) speed of an object increases ?
ii) speed of an object decreases ?

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i) If the speed of an object increases, the direction of velocity and acceleration are one and the same.
ii) If the speed of an object decreases, the direction of velocity and acceleration are in opposite directions. Here, at a certain instant the speed becomes zero.
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