What is the sign of the accelerations of the cart (in the x direction) the instant it reaches its turn around point at the maximum height?

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What is the sign of the accelerations of the cart (in the x direction) the instant it reaches its turn around point at the maximum height?

a. Positive 

b. Negative 

c. Zero

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The first 2 questions are about the following situation:
Suppose that a low-friction cart is placed on a tilted track (see picture below). The cart is given
an initial shove up the incline, in the positive x-direction. The cart is observed to slow down,
reach a maximum height, and then turn around and speed up back down the incline. Treat the
cart as a point object, with its position measured at its center. Note that this diagram is a sketch
and the tilt of the ramp is exaggerated.
+X
turn around point
x=4m
v₁ = 5 m/s
X=0
16
Transcribed Image Text:Questions: The first 2 questions are about the following situation: Suppose that a low-friction cart is placed on a tilted track (see picture below). The cart is given an initial shove up the incline, in the positive x-direction. The cart is observed to slow down, reach a maximum height, and then turn around and speed up back down the incline. Treat the cart as a point object, with its position measured at its center. Note that this diagram is a sketch and the tilt of the ramp is exaggerated. +X turn around point x=4m v₁ = 5 m/s X=0 16
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