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  • Understanding Acceleration: Constant Speed and Direction
    No, you are not accelerating if you are traveling in a constant direction with a constant speed. Here's why:

    * Acceleration is a change in velocity. Velocity has two components: speed and direction.

    * Constant speed means no change in speed. You are maintaining the same speed.

    * Constant direction means no change in direction. You are moving in a straight line.

    Since both speed and direction are constant, there is no change in velocity, meaning there is no acceleration.

    Example: Driving a car at 60 mph due east is constant velocity. Even though you are moving, you are not accelerating because your speed and direction are not changing.

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