This problem contains several examples of this.Consider an object sliding on a frictionless ramp as depicted here. (Figure 1) The object is already moving along the ramp toward position 2 when it is at position 1. The following questions concern the direction of the object's acceleration vector a_vec. In this problem, you should find the direction of the acceleration vector by drawing the velocity vector at two points near to the position you are asked about. Note that since the object moves along the track, its velocity vector at a point will be tangent to the track at that point. The acceleration vector will point in the same direction as the vector difference of the two velocities.
Which direction best approximates the direction of a_vec when the object is at position 2?
a. straight up b. upward to the right c. straight down d. downward to the right