Please help me with these questions. Thank you Sharon is driving on a straight road. She is driving north, and her speed is decreasing.If north is the positive direction, which of the following statements is accurate?O Her velocity is negative, and her acceleration is negative.O Her velocity is positive, and her acceleration is positive.O Her velocity is positive, and her acceleration is negative.O Her velocity is negative, and her acceleration is positive. Paul is a physicist, observing the movement of a charged particle. The particle ismoving in a straight line along the y-axis of an x-y plane. Its initial velocity was -3m/s, and its final velocity was 6 m/s. At the end of Paul's observation, the particle'sdisplacement was 3.75 meters in the positive direction. How long was Paul observingthe particle's motion?O5.6 seconds4.2 secondsO2.5 secondsO1.2 seconds

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Sharon is driving on a straight road. She is driving north, and her speed is decreasing. If north is the positive direction, which of the following statements is accurate?

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Please help me with these questions. Thank you

Sharon is driving on a straight road. She is driving north, and her speed is decreasing.
If north is the positive direction, which of the following statements is accurate?
O Her velocity is negative, and her acceleration is negative.
O Her velocity is positive, and her acceleration is positive.
O Her velocity is positive, and her acceleration is negative.
O Her velocity is negative, and her acceleration is positive.

Paul is a physicist, observing the movement of a charged particle. The particle is
moving in a straight line along the y-axis of an x-y plane. Its initial velocity was -3
m/s, and its final velocity was 6 m/s. At the end of Paul's observation, the particle's
displacement was 3.75 meters in the positive direction. How long was Paul observing
the particle's motion?
O5.6 seconds
4.2 seconds
O2.5 seconds
O1.2 seconds

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