Absolute value of acceleration Help

[Machinehead73]

Absolute value of acceleration Help!

Homework Statement

I am getting a value of -1.94 m/s^2 for my acceleraton. An it wants to know the absolute value of acceleration what do I put down. It also state that the plus or minus is just to indicate direction. But the way the problems is computed the mass will not move.

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The Attempt at a Solution

 

[Doc Al]

Absolute value means the magnitude (numerical value) without the sign.

 

[tomcue]

The absolute value of acceleration is the magnitude or size of the acceleration, regardless of its direction. In this case, the absolute value of acceleration would be 1.94 m/s^2, as the minus sign only indicates the direction of the acceleration. It is important to remember that the direction of acceleration does not affect the magnitude of the acceleration.