The Fundamentals

Negative and Positive Velocity

In one dimension, which is the case we're considering here, the direction is indicated by the sign of the velocity. If the displacement for a particular time interval is negative, then the velocity will be negative -- and this would imply that the luge is moving up the track instead of down the track.


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