Speeding up vs slowing down: A particle speeds up when velocity and acceleration share the same sign, and slows down when they have opposite signs.
How to apply it: Check the signs of v(t) and a(t) simultaneously to determine whether speed is increasing or decreasing.
Course: AP Calculus AB · Unit: Contextual Applications of Differentiation
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